---dcl script---

[Mrityunjoy Kundu]

please send me some documenation by which i learn how to write dcl script..

[Steven Schweda]

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/index.html

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os83_index.html

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/83FINAL/9996/9996PRO.HTML

For examples, try SYS$EXAMPLES:*.com, SYS$MANAGER:*.com, SYS$SYSTEM:*.com, ...

[Hein van den Heuvel]

FIrst and foremost... read the excellent OpenVMS documentation!

Next, read the excellent online help.
On you VMS system type in and study:

$ HELP
$ HELP HINTS
$ HELP HINTS COMMAND
$ HELP DCL

Try to get a hold of:
http://www.hp.com/hpbooks/digital_press/dp_1555581919.html

Hein.

[Robert Atkinson]

mrityunjoy,
if you are in the UK, there is DCL seminar coming up soon run by the HP User Group (http://www.hpug.org.uk).

Robert.

[Peter Zeiszler]

If you get the chance goto the Users' group meeting. If nothing else its networking with other VMS admins and that can help alot when you want to discuss issues & ideas.

[Art Wiens]

A very good book is :

"Writing Real Programs in DCL"
I have the Second Edition circa 1999
by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos and Steve Hoffman

Digital Press ISBN 1-55558-191-9

To quote the back cover: "Readers will learn the fundamentals of DCL and understand when to use DCL instead of a more conventional programming language."


~$90 CDN a couple of years ago, although a quick search for the ISBN doesn't turn it up.

Good luck,
Art