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• Understanding the Business Aspects of Software Migration
• Old, but still relevant, this article explores the options available to move legacy software applications to new environments.
• ODS-2/ISO-9660 CD Creation
• How to create a CD readable under OpenVMS, UNIX, and Windows.
• Porting RPG to HP Integrity
• Technical article covering the port of Migration RPG, a product written primarily in VAX MACRO-32, to the HP OpenVMS Integrity IA64 platform.
• SOX DCL Procedures
• Collection of OpenVMS DCL procedures used to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• SimH VAX Supports Availability Manager at HP
• Technical article covering implementation of SimH VAX and Availability Manager under OpenVMS.
• Simplification Thru Symbols
• Technical article extolling the use of symbols in OpenVMS DCL procedures.
• Simplifying Maintenance with DCL
• Technical article providing examples of how to simplify OpenVMS system maintenance using DCL.
• OpenVMS System Parameters Controlling Login & Break-in Detection
• Overview of OpenVMS SYSGEN parameters used to control login and break-in detection.
• F$GETQUI to the Rescue
• Demystifying the OpenVMS F$GETQUI lexical function.
• Using /RETAIN=ERROR
• Using the OpenVMS /RETAIN=ERROR qualifier to manage queues.
• X-Windows and Avanti
• X-Windows options that can be used with OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX.