LASERS, QUEUES and Other Fun Things (V00425) 





Version: 1.4, October 1990 
Submitted By: Algonquin College 
Operating System: VAX/VMS V5.3 
Source Language: C 
Keywords: File Management, Utilities - VMS 
Software Requirements: VAX C Compiler 
Memory Requirements: 300 Pages 
Notes: Executable and/or object code is included for V5.3. 
Changes & Improvements: Fixes to the file symbiont and UNDELETE.
Performance improvements to QUEUES across DECNET file transfer.
Laser command now allows for lasering of documents on remote laser
printers. Updates to [.DECNET], [.FILEHEADER_UTILITIES], and
[.LASER]. 
Restrictions: Operating system VAX/VMS V4.7 or V5.X is required.
Operating system VAX/VMS V4.7 through V5.2 needs to be recompiled. 

Abstract: LASERS, QUEUES and Other Fun Things is a collection of
useful utilities. Following is a brief summary of highlights: 

   FILEHEADER - A real UNDELETE utility. Version 1.4 supports
   wildcard selection and works on logical disks roots or physical device
   and directory specifications. A list header utility. Version 1.2
   translates the VMS protection mask, now flushes the bitmap file
   before listing the extents showing whether they are allocated or free.
   A patch header utility, not complete but will allow you to flip flags or
   patch fid's. A real MOVEFILE utility, something like MV under
   UNIX, will move files (without deletion) to new directories on the
   same disk (works with wildcards as well). Works slightly different
   from the rename command. 
   DRAWTREE - A super fast drawtree utility, uses RMS routines and
   written in C. Handles roots, and extra long directory names. 
   LASER - As well as all other qualifiers on the PRINT command
   supports /FONT. You define what fonts are available for what
   printers/lasers. LASER sets up the appropriate text modules from
   SYSDEVCTL.TLB file when the file is printed. This version also
   supports /PARAMETER for remote node laser printing. 
   OPERATIONS - Use SYSDEVCTL.TLB to program your printers,
   reduces operations setup time. 
   SYMBIONTS - A collection of single stream symbionts, to do
   character translation from Digital Equipment Corporation
   multinational to specific sequences for third party printers. Easily
   modifiable for other printers/lasers. 
   QUEUES ACROSS DECNET - Link queues across a normal
   DECNET link. This will allow users to print on a remote machine
   without having NETMBX, everything appears as a local queue. Two
   flavors supplied, one using a mailbox symbiont, the other a file
   symbiont. The file symbiont now updates the completion status
   correctly, and has been tested for multistreams (the version supplied
   will support up to eight streams). 

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