[Info-vax] DCL Integer Overflow

[David Froble]

Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> Den 2017-07-03 kl. 15:50, skrev David Froble:
>> Robert A. Brooks wrote:
>>> On 7/2/2017 10:14 PM, David Froble wrote:
>>>
>>>  > I guess my question is "why is anyone using integers of such 
>>> magnitude
>>>  > in DCL?"
>>>
>>> When we support larger than 2TB disks, there will be issues with
>>>
>>> write sys$output f$getdvi( "big disk", "maxblock" )
>>>
>>> There is no good way to fix this (and problems like this one), other
>>> than defining a new item code that returns a string.
>>>
>>
>> Well, Ok, but, when I want to see anything about the disks, I've got a 
>> symbol "SYD" that is "SHOW DEVICE D", and I'm guessing that invokes a 
>> non-DCL program, which could support larger than 32-bit integers.
>>
>> I guess it is because I see "DCL" as "Digital COMMAND Language", not 
>> "Digital PROGRAMMING Language".
> 
> 
> What if you do not want to see the "maxblock", but to use it?
> 
> 

Yeah, I just knew someone would mention that.

While I don't see ever using that information, I've always maintained that there 
are people using VMS in ways that others never imagine.

Simple Dave answer, perhaps not everyone's answer, use it in a language that 
will support the magnitude of the number.  Like Basic.

:-)