26 Apr
2000
26 Apr
'00
7:41 p.m.
Okay... I'm getting accustomed to the VMS
directory structure, and have
even installed a few apps from one of the CD's, which (of course) failed
the tail-end of the install due to my not having a DECUS membership number
yet (pending) or VMS hobbyist license (also pending, and will get right
after DECUS gets back to me.)
DECUS used to be real good. They reinitialized my old membership
which got dropped (somehow) for inactivity overnight... the next day
I got the licenses off the web. Unfortunately I still haven't gotten
the VaxStation up yet. (too much real work and too much time playing
with the Sun stuff at home lately)...
Of course, they`ve shrunk in size and been dounsized to hell.
The SIG groups got cut back. They got way too political after
Ken Olson left and Palmer came in.
Anyway, I got my package from them with the new ID card in a couple of days
after they got my request.
Now, will that license be good for anything I install
as far as software,
or will I have to get a license for every type of program I want to run? (I
sincerely hope the former... ;-) Mainly, I just want to do some C and
BASIC programming for now.
The license from the hobbyist site will cover the layered apps for
non-commercial use (includsing languages)
And one other question which I've not found or figured out myself... How do
I get a directory listing of *just the subdirectories*? I've figured out
how to search for a particular filename or extension recursively thru the
subdirectories, but what's the VMS equivalent to DOS's dir /ad or linux's
ls -lAF|grep '/$' ???
Boy... it's been too long away from VAX/VMS for this old DEC tech...
12 years is a long time.
Thanks for all the help!
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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