___ ___ _____ ___ ___ | \/ | / ____\ | | | | | \ / | \____ \ | |_| | SPRING 1992 VAX SIG TAPE SUBMISSION |_|\/|_| \_____/ \_____/ Memphis State University Harry Flowers Internet: FLOWERS@MEMSTVX1.MEMST.EDU 112 Admin Bldg Bitnet: FLOWERS@MEMSTVX1 Memphis, TN 38152 Phone: (901) 678-2663 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Disclaimer: The author, Memphis State University, and DECUS assume no | | responsibility for the use or reliability of this software. | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ SUBMISSION DIRECTORY ==================== AAAREADME - This text file. Most of these submissions require VMS 5.4 or later. Most programs were linked with VMS V5.4-3. If you're using an earlier version, you'll need to re-link them. Object files are included for those without a compiler for that language. As I use most of these programs regularly, I would be interested in any problems of a general nature you may have with them, or enhancements which would prove generally useful. Enjoy! Corrections and enhancements to previous submissions: ----------------------------------------------------- CSWING - Directory and file management tool, C Swing v3.6.2. Newer version of MOST. Bug fix for printing under VMS V5.5. Better handling of some options. [.CSWING] - Contains sources for C Swing [.CSWING.DOCUMENTATION] - Contains sources for help and documentation. [.CSWING.OBJ] - Contains object files; if you need to re-link, go to the [.CSWING] directory and @LINK_V5. Even if you don't try anything else here, you should try this. DISK - Reports free disk space. Modified it not to check write-locked disks; this avoids CDROM drives. Also made device name passed on command line easier to match. DISK_WATCHER - Monitors free disk space. Modified it not to check write-locked disks; this avoids CDROM drives. See command file for setup. MAIL_EDIT.COM - Quote, spell check, and append signature on outgoing mail. Corrected behavior of quoting a file sent with "SEND file". Also, made the SMTP internal mail header and spelling checker configurable. Directions for set-up and customization are included in the command file. This is one everyone can use. MENU - DCL Menu System V3.0 Changed to handle hardcopy terminals. Added sub-menus all in one command procedure. This was to address the problems with calling other menus and then wanting to exit all the way out. A menu stop command was added in 2.3, but that doesn't work well for captive accounts. So, now all the menus (up to 256) may be in the same command procedure. See the menu for more details. [The passing of CAPTIVE in P1 is no longer needed for captive accounts.] Also added ability to pass menu options on the command line (up to eight). This will execute each option just as if they had been entered each time the "Select option:" prompt was given. For example, in this example menu, issuing a "$ MENU S C Z C M" would cause the following to happen: S - selects the system usage menu (not displayed) C - performs a MONITOR CLUSTER for 2 minutes Z - returns to main menu C - selects the communications menu (not displayed at this time) M - performs a MAIL command When the user exits from MAIL, he would see the communications menu. Alternately, if "$ MENU S C Z C M Z" had been used, he would see the main menu after exiting MAIL. If "$ MENU S C Z C M X" had been used, the programs would be run, but no menu would ever appear (neat, huh?)! This menu contains example options to demonstrate how to set up a menu. These options are not intended to work as-is (though a few, like MAIL, should). You must edit the menu file and put in your own options. New submissions: ---------------- FALL_BACK and SPRING_FORWARD - These command procedures use the TADJUST program someone posted to the net to lose/gain an hour over a four hour period for changes between Daylight Savings Time and Standard Time. Just submit them to run in the wee hours on the appropriate Sunday morning for a kinder, gentler, time change. We've used them with good results (don't have to stop DECnet, DECps, etc. products to do the autumn time change). The SET TIME commands in the command files are necessary to avoid losing the changes. Hopefully, this SIG tape will be available in time for folks to use this in the Fall. Note that CMKRNL, OPER, and LOG_IO privileges are required. Also, if you're running my CLOCK_SYNCH.COM from previous submissions, I'd stop that process before the time change, just in case. MOST - This is John E. Davis's version of MOST with bug fixes and changes by myself that make it more compatible with the version used in C Swing. I thought some of you might want a consistent file viewer whether inside C Swing or not. Best one I've seen yet (thanks to John).