PowerHouse Migration from VMS 7.10g2 to Windows/SQL Server 8.41

[brian_matthewsbrian matthews]

does anyone know if there are calls that can emulate vms lexical like 
functions of any kind on windows/NT, or is the DOS range of DCL like 
commands all there is ? and if there are 'Windows programming calls' of any 
kind, what are they typically used for and how are they invoked from PH 
screens/scripts ?

regards Bri,




>From: "Jones, Chad E." <Chad.E.Jones@qg.com>
>To: <powerh-l@lists.sowder.com>
>Subject: RE: PowerHouse Migration from VMS 7.10g2 to Windows/SQL Server 
>8.41
>Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 14:44:10 -0500
>
>To answer your question in number 4, you can use the setx command to set a 
>system variable.  http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=263105
>
>Chad
>
>
>
>From: "Joe Boyle" <atla38@dsl.pipex.com>
>To: <mail@kevinerne.co.uk>, <powerh-l@lists.sowder.com>
>Subject: RE: PowerHouse Migration from VMS 7.10g2 to Windows/SQL Server 
>8.41
>Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 13:28:44 +0100
>
>I know quite a few who have this environment in place but I have no idea if
>any of them access this list.
>
>As for issues, and off the top of my head,
>1.
>there is no POW so you have to work at the pdl source code level when 
>making
>dictionary changes
>2.
>there are no mailboxes
>3.
>I think that administrators have to queue batch jobs via the AT command (or
>scheduler or schtasks); but there is nothing to stop you having access to
>the ATed command files in order to add your own processing requirements
>4.
>as far as I know there are only two levels of environment variable - system
>and user - and cater for both symbols and logicals; if anyone knows how to
>write a DOS command to create a system level environment variable I would 
>be
>delighted to here about it - I recall that I could only ever create user
>level ev's.
>5.
>presumably there are lots of OS system calls to simulate lexical functions,
>but I assume there are manuals on Windows programming calls
>6.
>You will need to make lots of use of the autocommit syntax so look it up
>early on :) unless you already on Sybase or rdb
>
>Regards, Joe.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Erne
>Sent: 24 May 2005 12:19
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>Subject: PowerHouse Migration from VMS 7.10g2 to Windows/SQL Server 8.41
>
>Has anyone attempted this ?
>Any pitfalls or limitations ?
>
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