[Info-vax] What does VMS get used for, these days?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/6/2022 9:00 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 11/6/2022 1:50 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 11/6/2022 12:23 AM, Dave Froble wrote:
>>> On 11/5/2022 8:42 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> VMS batch queues are pretty good. You setup the queues with
>>>> priority, task limit, CPU limit, memory limit etc.. Good cluster
>>>> support. The only thing I don't like is the defaults for
>>>> the log file - and that is a minor inconvenience.
>>>
>>> Not sure what you dislike about batch log files ...

>> I dislike the default location. I would very much prefer
>> them to go to either dir with com file or current dir when
>> submitting instead of sys$login.
>>
>> And I dislike that /PRINT is default.
> 
> Arne, I've always used the /LOGFILE=<some location>.  I like to know 
> where to look for my logfiles, not have to search for them.  It sure 
> makes automated searches of logfiles much easier.

I use that as well.

But if the default was current dir when SUBMIT or dir with COM file,
then I could omit that in 95% of cases.

>                                               And I never allow a 
> default print of a logfile.

I would assume nobody does that today or for the last few
decades.

I even doubt that most VMS system have a printer at all
today.

So I think /NOPRINT would be a better default.

Arne

PS: I realize that changing default will likely not happen.

PPS: And it is just a tiny problem.