INFO-VAX Tue, 22 Jul 2008 Volume 2008 : Issue 406 Contents: Re: F$CVTIME inconsistency after all those years Re: LTO3 drives on Alpha VMS Re: PDF docs Re: PDF docs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:19:47 -0700 (PDT) From: AEF Subject: Re: F$CVTIME inconsistency after all those years Message-ID: <9ef2247f-4f92-4d67-a1ec-6a93db2c24f3@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> On Jul 21, 9:02 am, "David P. Murphy" wrote: > on VAX/VMS V6.2 (the only version I have access to) > > from $ HELP WAIT PARAM > > "The colons (:) and period (.) are required delimiters; > also, the delta time must begin with the number of hours > and not a colon. Note that the days field, usually > included in the delta time format, must be omitted here." > > Yet . . . > > $ show time > 21-JUL-2008 12:54:49 > $ wait 00:00:03 > $ show time > 21-JUL-2008 12:54:52 > $ wait 0 00:00:03 > $ show time > 21-JUL-2008 12:54:55 > $ > > And the commands > > $ wait 0-00:00:03 > $ wait "00:00:03" > $ wait "0 00:00:03" > > all fail with %DCL-W-IVDTIME, invalid delta time. > > ok > dpm But this works: DCL> TYPE DELTA_WAIT.COM $ SHOW TIME $ WAIT 'F$CVTIME("+0:00:10","ABSOLUTE")' $ SHOW TIME DCL> @DELTA_WAIT.COM 21-JUL-2008 20:09:47 21-JUL-2008 20:09:57 DCL> RE JF's attempt to use &: For some reason the ampersand doesn't seem to like filling two parameters: DCL> SH SYM ARGS ARGS = "NLA0: BLAH.TMP" DCL> COPY &ARGS _To: Interrupt DCL> COPY &ARGS .TMPSKI %COPY-S-COPIED, _NLA0: copied to DISK$DATA1: [FELDMAN.VMS.DCL.TIME].TMPSKI;1 (0 records) DCL> But it does like to fill one parameter with two! $ SUBMIT/AFTER=&START_TIME $ SET PROMPT=&PROMPT_STRING Both work, even if there are embedded spaces in the values of the symbols. Examples: DCL> START_TIME = "22-JUL-2008 4:00" DCL> SUBMIT MGR:NOTHING.COM /AFTER=&START_TIME' Job NOTHING (queue SYS$BATCH, entry 597) holding until 22-JUL-2008 04:00 DCL> DCL> PROMPT_STRING = "DCL PROMPT> " DCL> SET PROMPT=&PROMPT_STRING DCL PROMPT> AEF &-D ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:51:52 -0700 (PDT) From: yfeefy@gmail.com Subject: Re: LTO3 drives on Alpha VMS Message-ID: On Jul 17, 12:08 am, Volker Halle wrote: > Mike, > > Magtape $2$MGA0: (EZK20), device type HP Ultrium 3-SCSI, is online, > allocated, > ... > > OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-2 > > Volker. FYI - LTO4 works great too. ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jul 2008 16:03:07 -0500 From: koehler@eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) Subject: Re: PDF docs Message-ID: In article <4884c295$0$20907$607ed4bc@cv.net>, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG writes: > > Save that Jack asked for *VAX* calling standard. The VAX calling standard > has been elided from the V8 docs. > VAXen can't have a V8, and probably never will. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:08:00 -0700 (PDT) From: AEF Subject: Re: PDF docs Message-ID: <7c7d0962-6d1c-49e8-9f13-dc8fc6191c33@34g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> On Jul 21, 5:03 pm, koeh...@eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) wrote: > In article <4884c295$0$20907$607ed...@cv.net>, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG writes: > > > > > Save that Jack asked for *VAX* calling standard. The VAX calling standard > > has been elided from the V8 docs. > > VAXen can't have a V8, and probably never will. (\8-O) I could have had a V8! (All right, not if "I'm" a VAX. ... Sorry, but it was the way you put it! :-) AEF ------------------------------ End of INFO-VAX 2008.406 ************************