topic DECW$BOOK converter in Operating System - OpenVMS

DECW$BOOK converter

rbeasley3 — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:18:46 GMT

Does anyone know if there a tool to convert VAX/VMS documents from DECW$BOOK format to PDF or other formats that can be read on a PC?

Thanks in advance,

- Ron Beasley (734-330-7931)

Re: DECW$BOOK converter

Volker Halle — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 05:20:59 GMT

Ron,

you could use DECW$BOOKREADER from DECwindows on OpenVMS. Run an X-server on your PC (e.g. Xming), direct your DECwindows display to it using $ SET DISPL/CREATE/NODE=ip-address-of-PC/TRANSPORT=TCPIP, then $ MC DECW$BOOKREADER - assuming you have DECwindows installed on your OpenVMS system.

There is also VTB on the Freeware CD, which allows you to read .DECW$BOOK files on a VT terminal.

Index of /openvms/freeware/v30/vtb (digiater.nl)

And the WASD Web server on OpenVMS has HYPERREADER, which allows to read .DECW$BOOK files through a WEB browser.

None of those tools can 'convert to PDF'.

Volker.

Re: DECW$BOOK converter

Volker Halle — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 06:07:55 GMT

The public DECUServe OpenVMS server DECUServe on-line is running the WASD Web Server. You could create an account on the node, upload your .DECW$BOOK file and create a personal WEB page. Then you could use WASD Hyperreader to read your DECW$BOOK file via a normal WEB browser from your PC.

DECUServe on-line

Volker.