topic Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3 in Operating System - OpenVMS

getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

James T Horn — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:52:23 GMT

Does anyone have an updated version of getcmd for OpenVMS 8.3. The source for the latest once built only shows one command line.

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Craig A Berry — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:42:02 GMT

I see the same thing here. Have you availed yourself of the "Contacting the Author" section in the aaareadme.doc? It's quite possible they changed something about the layout of the command buffer in v8.3 and Hunter will need to update the code.

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Hunter Goatley — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:44:34 GMT

Please pick up and try the image located here:

ftp://ftp.process.com/vms-freeware/fileserv/special/getcmd-alpha-83.exe

Drop me a mail message and let me know if it works for you or not. Once I know for sure, I'll update the GETCMD.ZIP package. Thanks.

Hunter

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Craig A Berry — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:30:10 GMT

Not quite there yet:

$ mcr []getcmd-alpha-83.exe 2920
User: CRAIG (PID: 00002920, Prcnam: CRAIG)
DCL commands recalled 4-JAN-2008 14:24:06.33

%SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=04, virtual address=000000007ADE0000, PC=FFFFFFFF80D11C8C, PS=0000001B

Improperly handled condition, image exit forced by last chance handler.
Signal arguments: Number = 0000000000000005
Name = 000000000000000C
0000000000000004
000000007ADE0000
FFFFFFFF80D11C8C
000000000000001B

Register dump:
R0 = 000000000000A021 R1 = 0000000000020004 R2 = 0000000000010000
R3 = 000000007B63FB40 R4 = 0000000000020004 R5 = FFFFFFFF8005226C
R6 = FFFFFFFF80032266 R7 = 0000000000000001 R8 = 0000000000001388
R9 = 0000000000010588 R10 = 0000000000000010 R11 = 0000000000000002
R12 = 000000007FFCDA98 R13 = 000000007AEE3060 R14 = 0000000000000000
R15 = 000000007AEE2670 R16 = B5BE0030B4BE0028 R17 = 28B49E0020B47E00
R18 = FFFFFFFF8004B049 R19 = 000000007ADE00F8 R20 = 00000000000070D9
R21 = FFFFFFFF80048249 R22 = FFFFFFFF80048249 R23 = 0000000000000001
R24 = 0000000000000001 R25 = 0000000000000001 R26 = 00000000000305E8
R27 = 2800000000000000 R28 = 18B43E0010B75E00 R29 = 000000007ADDD1D0
SP = 000000007ADDD1D0 PC = FFFFFFFF80D11C8C PS = 100000000000001B

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Hunter Goatley — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:41:48 GMT

Thanks. I don't actually have a system running V8.3, so I'll have to find one and get back to you.

Hunter

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

James T Horn — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:42:33 GMT

I got the access violation also.

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Craig A Berry — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:07:10 GMT

The HP testdrive systems are at v8.3:

http://testdrive.hp.com

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Craig A Berry — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:08:48 GMT

Sorry, you have to have the www in the test driver URL:

http://www.testdrive.hp.com/

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Hunter Goatley — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:07:21 GMT

Thanks. I was able to reproduce the problem on an Integrity system running 8.3. They've obviously changed something about how the recall buffer is laid out, as it works on V8.2 (they changed it between V7.3-2 and V8.2, too).

I'll try to fix it this weekend.

Hunter

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Hunter Goatley — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:38:59 GMT

OK, the code didn't change between V7.3-2 with the DCL patch and V8.3, but it did require a relink of the image. Please try the new image:

ftp://ftp.process.com/vms-freeware/fileserv/special/getcmd-alpha-83.exe

I successfully ran this on OpenVMS Alpha V8.3.

Hunter

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Karl Rohwedder — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:56:59 GMT

When I try that link, I get a :

550 %%RMS-E-DNF, directory not found, [.$ANONYMOUS_ROOT$5Z$8B000000$8D.VMS-FREEWARE.FILESERV.SPECIAL]GETCMD-ALPHA-83.EXE

error.

Kalle

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Hunter Goatley — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:17:22 GMT

Looks like your browser is doing something really funky with the filespec. You might try this:

http://vms.process.com/ftp/vms-freeware/fileserv/special/

Or just use an FTP client to go to ftp.process.com and look in [.VMS-FREEWARE.FILESERV.SPECIAL].

Hunter

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Karl Rohwedder — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:38:53 GMT

Huter,

the latter works. I got the error with Firefox and IE.

kalle

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Hunter Goatley — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:11:09 GMT

Has anyone else tried my new image? Did it work for you??

Hunter

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Karl Rohwedder — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:12:56 GMT

Hunter,

it worked for me (on Alpha V8.3).

regards Kalle

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

James T Horn — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:04 GMT

It works for me. Thank you everyone for your work in getting this working.

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Jan van den Ende — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:27:30 GMT

James,

please review

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#33

on saying "Thank you" in these forums.

Proost.

Have one on me.

jpe

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

DECxchange — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:11:43 GMT

Hello,
I ran this version just fine on an OpenVMS 8.3 Alphaserver 4100 system. On this system, I had privileges by default which allowed me to run it.

I then downloaded the getcmd.zip file on a GS1280 cluster running OpenVMS 7.3-2. When I ran getcmd, it said that I have unsufficient privilege. I imagine I must need CMKRNL or such to run this. I don't want to try it unless I know for sure I won't mess something up when it runs.

Can Hunter or somebody who knows tell me if increase my privileges, will running $ GETCMD cause any problems? I setup the foreign command as prescribed in teh aaareadme.doc that was included in the .zip file. Thanks.

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

Hunter Goatley — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:21:55 GMT

GETCMD does require CMKRNL.

There's always the potential for crashes when running kernel mode code, but I've never had a report of a system crash caused by GETCMD.

Hunter

Re: getcmd and OpenVMS 8.3

James T Horn — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:31:37 GMT

Don't I know that. I ran mwait (Kari Salminen) twice and crashed the system both times.