Looking for an editing program in VMS??

[ngoht20]

I tried and it said this:

$ delete andy01.txt
%DELETE-E-DELVER, explicit version number or wild card required

What does this mean??? I need to delete this file somehow if I wanted to.

[ngoht20]

NEVER MIND!!!! I got it....

thanks to all of you...and I will read more about the points thing if I time...

[ngoht20]

Oh...and also...

Do I need to use the same WILD-CARDS even when RENAMING a file name like in the DELETE command???


Thanks

[Steven Schweda]

> Do I need to use the same WILD-CARDS even
> when RENAMING a file name like in the
> DELETE command???

Do you get a similar error when you try a
RENAME?

Did you read the HELP for DELETE?

HELP DELETE file Parameter

Did you read the HELP for RENAME?

HELP RENAME Parameters

> I will read more about the points thing if
> I time...

I'd concentrate on reading more in the HELP
and the manuals before I worried much about
other, less important things.

[Doug Phillips]

ngoht20,

It appears you have lost the link to one of your earlier questions. For your convenience, here is a shortened link:

< http://tinyurl.com/2opw23 >

You might want to bookmark that page for future reference.

Also for your convenience, here is a shortened link to all of your posted questions and their answers:

< http://tinyurl.com/2rjw8x >

It might help you now to go back and reread them.

[Jon Pinkley]

If you are in the USA, leave you phone number, I will call you and walk you through creating a file and renaming it.

Jon

[comarow]

It may seem obsolete, but if you go to Amazon
you could probably get a used copy
of Terry Shannon's
Introduction to VAX/VMS. It's easy to read and follow,
and 99% of the commands remain unchanged.

You'll be much more comfortable, and after using it, the real documentation will seem far less intimidating.