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OpenVMS Training Overview
This course contains advanced techniques for the system
level user, system manager, or system analyst. The specialized
tools shown in this course can be used to provide functionality
that is desired, but not available directly through DCL commands
or OpenVMS language programs.
OpenVMS Training Prerequisites
It is assumed that the participant has completed (both of )the
Fundamentals of OpenVMS courses, or has equivalent system
time in using and writing command procedures
OpenVMS Training Course duration
This course normally takes two (2) days, approximately 50 %
lecture, and 50 % lab time.
OpenVMS Training Course outline
Advanced Logical Name Techniques
- Creating private and sharable logical name tables
- Using logical name modes
- Special system logical names
- Using logical names to control date/time formats
Using FDL and CONVERT
- Designing indexed files with FDL
- Creating and populating files with CONVERT
- Accessing indexed files in DCL procedures
The Command Definition Utility
- Layout of DCL definition tables
- Modifying the loaded (or default) tables
- Extracting DCL Command Definitions
- Adding functions via DCL command qualifiers
EVE Editor Initialization Files
- Contents of an initialization file (EVE$INIT)
- Window management
- Key definitions
Basics of TPU Programming
- Layout of a TPU procedure
- Defining TPU procedures
- TPU command files
- Interfacing EVE to TPU procedures
Advanced Command Procedure Techniques
- Parsing command lines through DCL procedures
- Redirecting I/O to subprocesses
- Using mailboxes in DCL procedures
- Limiting symbol scope in command procedures
- Command procedure communication across DECnet
- Using unbalanced quotes in symbol assignments
- Passing qualifiers to command procedures
- Manipulation of quoted strings
More with Lexical Functions
- The "file" lexicals: F$SEARCH, F$PARSE, F$FILE
- Using the "bit" lexicals: F$CVUI, F$CVSI
- Using the "cluster" lexicals: F$CSID, F$GETSYI
- Using the lexicals: F$GETQUI and F$DEVICE
- Other capabilities of F$FAO
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