2 questions, 1st regarding setting up keyboard 2nd. dcl programming
acid....@yahoo.de
i have a microvax 3100-95 and it gives me a lot of pleasure.
unfortunately, when i access my vax remote (gnome-terminal->jerm->COM1-
>OPA0:), the keyboard does not work as it should, so i'm having
massive issues when i need to edit files and when i don't want to use
my vt220.
i use a german keyboard. see below what happens when i hit backspace.
but when i login it seems to work on dcl, but when i use edi/tpu i
think something
is misconfigured.
besides i have a problem when i use long commands and when i need to
correct some options which i've typed before.
when i go to that position and start writing, the next characters get
overwritten.
%SET-I-INTSET, login interactive limit = 64, current interactive value
= 0
SYSTEM job terminated at 6-JAN-2009 01:05:08.66
Accounting information:
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size: 693
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size: 6504
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volumes: 0
Charged CPU time: 0 00:00:09.65 Elapsed time: 0
00:00:39.99
Welcome to OpenVMS (TM) VAX Operating System, Version V7.1
Username: ssytem\met\
2. i would like to write a dcl driven menu that should work like this:
INPUT1: __________
INPUT2: __________
$ typ samplemenu.com
$ typ/pag nl:
$ write sys$output ""
$ write sys$output ""
$ write sys$output " INPUT1: __________"
$ write sys$output " INPUT2: __________"
$ write sys$output ""
$ exit
$
BUT of course the cursor has to be positioned in the INPUT1 field.
when i write something, the underlines should remain there. how do i
do that? is this easy?
hope you know what i mean :)
Richard B. Gilbert
You can position the cursor using the escape codes on a VT100 compatible
terminal. You can use read with no echo and do your own echoing; just a
SMOP. You can add the underline as you echo, once again using the
escape codes on your VT100.... Just a SMOP.
I don't remember what the codes are and I'm not going to try to find my
VT100 manual to look them up for you. Try google!
FWIW, I think it's probably more trouble than it's worth!
Be grateful that the VT100 and its escape codes are a de facto standard.
Actually, I think most of them are now an ANSI standard!
acid....@yahoo.de
worked
acid....@yahoo.de
anything with that :(
i don't expect from you to search it for me in the web, but without
knowing the name of the escape sequence i need it has no sense.
how do i read with no echo and how do i do my own echoing?
SMOP?? is it perl?
i've thought i will receive some sample code...
anyway, thank you for your help.
karl.ro...@gmx.de
http://www.termsys.demon.co.uk/vtansi.htm
regards Kalle
R.A.Omond
> [...snip...]
>
> 2. i would like to write a dcl driven menu that should work like this:
>
> INPUT1: __________
> INPUT2: __________
>
> when i write something, the underlines should remain there. how do i
> do that? is this easy?
> hope you know what i mean :)
Actually it's not that easy using vanilla DCL.
I suggest you take a look at the wheel that's already been
invented a long time ago: ZMENU, to be found at the usual
repository for fine VMS stuff,
Richard B. Gilbert
<TOP POSTING SEMI-CORRECTED!! Damned if I'll sort out the whole thing!!
Did you even TRY google?? I'm not going to do your thinking for you,
nor are you likely to find anyone else who will!
You could google for "SMOP" as well.
If you want code I can write it for you if you can afford to pay me. It
looks to me as if it might take an hour or two. I'll do it for $70
US/hour, one hour minimum.
Are you, by any chance, a student? Looking for someone to do your
homework? Who is your instructor?
Richard B. Gilbert
I think you've gone and done his homework for him!
acid....@yahoo.de
kind regards,
Acid F
acid....@yahoo.de
acid....@yahoo.de
this problem. SORRY!
please do not do any prejudices, because you are definately not right!
i'm not a student nor i'm doing any homework.
i'm a private person with hobbyist licence and i always wanted to know
how to realize that.
first time i've seen something like that was on an AS/400, so i want
to try to bring some AS/400
look on my vax. later i would try to port this menu to another OS's.
that's all.
no harm meant!
kind reagards,
Acid F
Richard B. Gilbert
Top posting corrected once again! Please don't top post!
> of course i've tried googling for smop, but it won't help me solve
> this problem. SORRY!
> please do not do any prejudices, because you are definately not right!
> i'm not a student nor i'm doing any homework.
> i'm a private person with hobbyist licence and i always wanted to know
> how to realize that.
> first time i've seen something like that was on an AS/400, so i want
> to try to bring some AS/400
> look on my vax. later i would try to port this menu to another OS's.
> that's all.
>
> no harm meant!
My solution would be to use cursor positioning escape sequences and
Select Graphic Rendition sequences.
Relevant sequences would seem to be:
reverse video or underline ESC[4m
Cursor Backward ESC[PnD
where "n" is the number of spaces to move
See ANSI Standard X3.64-1979 or the DEC VT100, VT101, or VT220,
programming manuals for full details. Sorry, I won't part with mine for
love nor money! You might luck out and and find such a thing on e-Bay.
Or you might find a copy on-line somewhere.
The "VT101 Video Terminal User Guide" I just found on my bookshelves is
order number EK-VT101-UG-003. The "-003" is the version number and any
version number you can find is better than none.
BTW "reverse video or underline" is determined by "Cursor SET-UP"
Good luck!
David J Dachtera
Rather than escape sequences, you might also consider simply appending
enough back-space characters (ASCII 8) to move the cursor to the
beginning of the underscores.
For example:
$ bsp[0,8] = 8
$ under = f$fao( "_______!7*''bsp'" )
$ read sys$command p9/prompt="LOGIN: ''under'"
That will work on many terminals, even one that doesn't understand
VTxxx escapes sequences, and even on hard-copy terminals like
teletype, LA120, etc.
Of course, that won't limit the user's input to the length of the
underscores, and their entry will not be underscored, but it does "give
the appearance", sort of.
David J Dachtera
DJE Systems
acid....@yahoo.de
wrote:
> acid.fri...@yahoo.de wrote:
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> Top posting corrected once again! Please don't top post!
>
>
>
> > Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> >> <TOP POSTING SEMI-CORRECTED!! Damned if I'll sort out the whole thing!!
> >>> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
hello,
thank you for your success-oriented reply.
kind regards