[Info-vax] READ and WRITE vs. SEARCH/OUTPUT

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In article <9rWdnbqXbJSdEoDSnZ2dnUVZ_q2dnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes:
>On 1/23/2012 11:03 AM, Keith Cayemberg wrote:
>> On Jan 23, 9:38 am, Louis Krupp<lkr... at nospam.pssw.com.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>> On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:05:08 -0500, "Richard B. Gilbert"
>>>
>>> <rgilber... at comcast.net>  wrote:
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> And if I've just done your homework for you, I'm sorry and I hope your
>>>> instructor knows it!
>>>
>>> But who would be teaching DCL these days?
>>>
>>> Louis
>>
>> Why not?  I provided a complete Introduction to DCL class, equivalent
>> to that provided by HP, over a period of 3 weeks to 6 of my colleagues
>> in August last year.
>>
>> Despite the availability of other script languages such as Perl, Rexx
>> or Bash on OpenVMS, I would still regard DCL to definitely be a
>> prerequisite to proficiency on the OpenVMS platform, whether you are a
>> developer, DBA or system manager.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Keith Cayemberg
>
>DCL is not terribly difficult for simple tasks.  Programming in DCL can
>get a bit esoteric but it's far from being impossible.  By using English
>verbs, e.g. HELP, COPY, PRINT, etc you can find your way around fairly 
>easily.  Say HELP HELP and you will get a tutorial on using
>the HELP command and you are on your way.
>
>If English is not your native tongue, DCL has been translated to use 
>French, German, Italian, Spanish, etc, verbs.  I think there is even a 
>kata kana version.

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