This submission contains updates and additions to material
found in the Fall '87 tape under the [vax87e.meadows] directory.

FILE
	File is a utility which allows you to display and or
change header information about a file. It is most usefull when
you have somehow transferred a file from a non-VAX/VMS system to
a VAX/VMS system (or vice versa), and you need to change characteristics
of the file, such as changing the record size, or putting fortran
carriage control back on a file. This utility does not create a
new version of a file, it changes the information stored in the file
header, making it quite fast. A good knowledge of RMS is usefull
(necessary) when using this tool.

FIND - (renamed from INDEX to FIND)
	FIND allows you to search very quickly through the file
system for files based on a wide variety of criteria. By mapping
the index file into memory it performs The Fastest searches of any
utility like it. Basically you can search based on any attribute
found in the file header (creation date, amount of fragmentation,
logical block numbers, whatever), given a minimum and maximum value.
You can perform AND or OR searches on multiple criteria. You can
control what information will be displayed about the file. This
is a "must have" (really!). Look at FIND.HLP if this plea doesn't
convince you.. Try it once.. You'll like it.
	Note, this was posted to the internet (via info-vax) as
INDEX, however, to avoid confusion with another DECUS program
I have renamed it to FIND. Sadly, I didn't do it soon enough, so
it was still INDEX on the Fall '87 DECUS Tapes.

STATUS - Converted to a DECnet Server/ Client pair.
	STATUS is a fancy SHOW USERS type of program. You can specify
what you want to see, and how you want to see it. It can display any
GETJPI item, several GETSYI items, plus several other things. You can
select which processes you want displayed. It is also very easily
modified. Not neccesarily a "must have", but at least a "must see".
Check out WHO.COM, SHOWUSERS.COM, and SHOWSYSTEM.COM in the [.STATUS]
directory for examples of its use. If you do make modifications, I would
be happy to try and add them to this distribution in the future - contact me.

UNMESSAGE
	UNMESSAGE decompiles message files. Note, the decompiled
message file will not be exactly the same as the original, as certain
information is not stored in these files. However, the message text
files created can be rerun through the message compiler (MESSAGE) and
the resulting file will produce exactly the same results as the
original (I believe, I haven't heard otherwise!). This is usefull if
you want to change (or simply extract) the text of error messages.

UNSDL - Limited distribution on the internet, part of an ongoing project
	UNSDL is a utility to aid in creating include files from the
system definitions given in the text library SYS$SHARE:STARLETSD. It works
in conjunction with the SDL/NOPARSE/LANGUAGE=language command to generate
include files for any language you have a language generator for. For example,
DEC includes all the definitions that you would normally find in the STARLET
macro library, such as $ACRDEF, $JPIDEF, etc. These definitions can be used to
generate include files for the language of your choice. Currently I have
written a 'C' language generator. There is a lengthy description included to
aid people in writing other language generators.

VERB
	VERB is a utility to make it possible to modify (or simply look
at) command definitions. This version fixes a minor bug with the cliflags()
option, and handles disallows clauses in a prettier fashion. This is
definitely a "must have" item as well.


All of the non-macro code in this distribution has been compiled and the
EXE files left intact.  I have deleted object files to help save space.
All programs have been compiled and linked, so you do not need to
recompile anything. I personally like to check the code and recompile
things anyway, being a not-very-trusting-kind-of-guy. I have created
makefiles, for those of you with MAKE. If you do not have this, than GET
IT! I have included some COMPILE.COM command procedures for those of you
without MAKE.


If you have suggestions, bugs/complaints, feel free to contact me,
	Joe Meadows Jr.
	VAX/VMS System Manager / guru in training
	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
	1124 Columbia St.
	Seattle Wa. 98104
	bitnet - JOE@FHCRCVAX
	arpa/internet - JOE%FHCRCVAX.BITNET@OLY.ACS.WASHINGTON.EDU
	voice  - (206) 467-4970