Browsing folders and text files using a windows-based software

[Alon Jacob]

Hi all.

Can anyone point me at some free software (either on the OpenVMS freeware CD or on the web) that allows me to brows folders and text files on a OpenVMS machine, such as I would use Iexplore for windows folders and text files?
If possible - editing options would be great.

Thank-you.

[Bojan Nemec]

Alon,

I dont understand well what you want to do.

If you want to access VMS files from a Windows PC, you need a software which emulates the Windows network. This is the Advanced Server (Pathworks) which is a product which is licensed separately. There is also a free product called SAMBA which is more used in *NIX world.

If you want to browse the files on a VT terminal you can use the VTfm (a Norton Commander style file manager)

Here are the links:

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/pathworks/advancedserver.html
http://www.pi-net.dyndns.org/anonymous/jyc/
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=735939

Bojan

[John Gillings]

Probably easier to install and configure a web server, and enable directory browsing. There are plenty of freeware we servers on OpenVMS.

[Alon Jacob]

Hello again.

I think the option of browsing using a web browser would be best.
Where can I find such software (for the Alpha, of-course)?

[Kris Clippeleyr]

Alon,

Apache for VMS is dowloadable from the HP website. Take a look at:
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/ips/apache/csws.html

Greetz,

Kris (aka Qkcl)

[Robert Atkinson]

Alon, if you're not working in a production or mission critical environment, I'd personally go for using WASD (http://wasd.vsm.com.au/) as the web server.

It's a lot more friendly than Apache, and comes with lots of neat utilities, including a build in file browser and editor.

Rob.

[Keith Parris]

If you're simply looking for a web browser, try Mozilla or Lynx. Mozilla is included on the OpenVMS Open Source Tools CD under the name [Compaq] Secure Web Browser, or on the web at http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/ips/cswb/cswb.html .
Lynx is on the VMS Freeware CD (also available on the web at http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/freeware/).

This question is also answered in the OpenVMS FAQ at http://h71000.www7.hp.com/wizard/openvms_faq.html

[Alon Jacob]

Hi Robert and Kris.

I forgot to metion that my servers ARE mition-critical which means I can't play-around with them and would prefer a software that won't need any instalation on the VMS or the minimum needed.

Alon.

[Kris Clippeleyr]

Alon,


I forgot to metion that my servers ARE mition-critical which means I can't play-around with them and would prefer a software that won't need any instalation on the VMS or the minimum needed.


I think a little more faith in VMS wouldn't hurt (no pun intendend). Although Apache is a layered product and thus requires installation (and a bit of configuration), it does __NOT__ require a reboot of your systems. We've installed it on most of our production servers here, without any disturbence whatsoever of the ongoing 24x7 operation.

Regards,

Kris (aka Qkcl)

[Antoniov.]

Alan,
before install some unknow (for you) software on mission critical server, take experience on your local software.
Apache is very easy to install but it is a bit complicated configure expecially if you will avoid security trouble.

Antonio Vigliotti