
Writing Real Programs in DCL
- 2nd Edition - January 5, 1999
- Imprint: Digital Press
- Authors: Steve Hoffman, Paul Anagnostopoulos
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 5 5 5 5 8 - 1 9 1 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 2 1 3 8 - 1
Newly revised and updated, Writing Real Programs in DCL, 2nd Edition will help OpenVMS programmers make an intelligent choice between DCL and more conventional programming… Read more
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Request a sales quoteNewly revised and updated, Writing Real Programs in DCL, 2nd Edition will help OpenVMS programmers make an intelligent choice between DCL and more conventional programming languages. In addition, it offers a programming language to computer users who are not conversant with conventional languages. Among the new material is information on DCL commands, security, DCL procedures, aliases, searchlists, UIC-based protection, objects, pipes, detached processes, network processes, HTML, CGI scripting and environments, and reading and writing logical names. New chapters on using DCL for the web and DCL and compiled code are particularly relevant to today's programming needs.
Writing Real Programs in DCL, 2nd Edition, also covers updated OpenVMS concepts, files and directories, aliases, searchlists, UIC-based protection, and pipes. The only book devoted to programming in DCL, Writing Real Programs in DCL, 2nd Edition, is an essential guide for OpenVMS developers, administrators, and advanced users.
Writing Real Programs in DCL, 2nd Edition, also covers updated OpenVMS concepts, files and directories, aliases, searchlists, UIC-based protection, and pipes. The only book devoted to programming in DCL, Writing Real Programs in DCL, 2nd Edition, is an essential guide for OpenVMS developers, administrators, and advanced users.
Only book to specifically cover programming in DCL
Updated to include changes to OpenVMS concepts, files and directories, logical names, security, and processes
Contains new chapters on DCL and the Web and DCL and compiled code
Updated to include changes to OpenVMS concepts, files and directories, logical names, security, and processes
Contains new chapters on DCL and the Web and DCL and compiled code
OpenVMS programmers and users
Introduction * Review of OpenVMS Concepts * Symbols, Data, and Expressions * Flow of Control * Substitution * Displaying Output * The DCL Environment * Error Handling * Interrupt Handling * Application Structure * Obtaining User Input * Debugging * Files and Directories * Logical Names * Sequential File Operations * Data Manipulation * Indexed File Operations * Security * Devices * Processes * Batch Jobs * Arrays * DCL and the World Wide Web * DCL and Compiled Code.
- Edition: 2
- Published: January 5, 1999
- Imprint: Digital Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781555581916
- eBook ISBN: 9780080521381
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Steve Hoffman
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Member of Technical Staff in the OpenVMS Engineering Group at Hewlett-Packard Company in Nashua, New HampshirePA
Paul Anagnostopoulos
Affiliations and expertise
VAX/VMS Consultant