[Info-vax] Some questions on software for VMS 7.3 VAX

[David Froble]

John Reagan wrote:
> On Monday, January 11, 2016 at 12:55:05 PM UTC-5, Kerry Main wrote:
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Info-vax [] On Behalf Of hb
>>> via Info-vax
>>> Sent: 11-Jan-16 12:21 PM
>>> To: 
>>> Cc: hb <>
>>> Subject: Re: [New Info-vax] Some questions on software for VMS 7.3
>>> VAX
>>>
>>> On 01/11/2016 04:52 PM,  wrote:
>>>> Not a lot to like about UNIX but I still can't get used to not having
>>>> a version command or option on VMS/VAX. Had to see what sys$help
>>>> there was to find out what version I had.
>>> The version is usually in the compiler listing, on each page. On recent
>>> VMS versions with "pipe" one can get to the version with something like
>>>
>>> $ pipe fort/old/list=sys$output nl:/noobj | (read sys$pipe x ;
>>> x=f$edit(x,"compress,trim") ; x=x-f$element(0," ",x)-f$element(1,"
>>> ",x)-"Page 1" ; write sys$output f$edit(x,"trim"))
>>> Compaq Fortran 77 V7.2-180
>>> $
>>>
>>> Or, if you like GNV more than UNIX :-)
>>>
>>> bash-4.3$ dcl 'fort/old/list=sys$output nl:/noobj' | head -n1 | awk
>>> '{for (i=3; i<NF-1; i++) printf "%s ", $i; printf "\n"}'
>>> Compaq Fortran 77 V7.2-180
>>> bash-4.3$
>>>
>>> Shouldn't be a big deal to write a generic script to do this for all the
>>> compilers, available on your system.
>> Not sure if available on VAX/VMS, but for recent systems, you simply 
>> enter the following native commands: 
>>
>> $ fort /version
>> VSI Fortran V8.3-104956-50P85
>> $
>> $ cc /version
>> VSI C V7.4-001 on OpenVMS IA64 V8.4-1H1
>> $
>> $ CXX /version
>> HP C++ V7.4-004 on OpenVMS IA64 V8.4-1H1
>> $ 
>> $ java -version
>> java version "1.6.0"
>> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment "1.6.0-6"
>> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.6-b06, mixed mode)
>> $
>> $ cobol /version
>> VSI COBOL V3.1-0007 on OpenVMS IA64 V8.4-1H1
>> $
>> $ pascal /version
>> VSI Pascal I64 V6.2-125 on OpenVMS I64 V8.4-1H1
>> $
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Kerry Main
>> Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com
> 
> Yep, just BASIC is missing.  It is on our list.

Ah, someone remembers ...

:-)