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Table of Contents

Introduction
   I.1 Purpose of This Book  I-1
   I.2 What You Need to Know to Read This Book  I-1
   I.3 Who Should Read This Book  I-1
   I.4 How to Read This Book  I-2
   I.5 Our Sample Application  I-2
   I.6 Why OpenVMS?  I-4
   I.7 The Definition of Application  I-5

Chapter 1    Fundamentals of OpenVMS  
   1.1 Hardware  1-1
   1.2 Logging In  1-3
   1.3 Symbols  1-5
   1.4 Editor Choices  1-9
   1.5 EDT Exercises  1-14
   1.6 TPU  and EVE Configuration  1-18
   1.7 LSE  1-20
   1.8 Logicals  1-21
   1.9 ACLs and the UAF  1-28
   1.10 Logical Name Tables  1-38
   1.11 Foreign Commands  1-40
   1.12 Exercises  1-41

Chapter 2  DCL and Utilities We Need   
   2.1 DCL for Application Development  2-1
   2.2 FDL and Our Indexed Files  2-1
   2.3 Indexed File Lore  2-5
   2.4 Lexical Functions  2-12
   2.5 The Import Program  2-14
   2.6 Exercises  2-20

Chapter 3  DEC BASIC 
   3.1 Goals  3-1
   3.2 Language Data Types  3-1
   3.3 Magic Numbers  3-3
   3.4 Group vs. Record  3-6
   3.5 Creating Our Statistics Files  3-7
   3.6 Data File Reporting  3-21
   3.7 Other BASIC Language Features  3-28
   3.8 BASIC Features to Never Use  3-33
   3.9 The Zero Element  3-34
   3.10 Where Do We Go From Here?   3-35
   3.11 Exercises  3-35

Chapter 4  FMS   
   4.1 What is FMS?  4-1
   4.2 Creating a Data Entry Screen in FMS  4-2
   4.3 FMS Object vs. Library  4-5
   4.4 Stand Alone Data Entry  4-6
   4.5 An FMS Browse Program  4-20
   4.6  An FMS Menu  4-27
   4.7 FMS Functions to Never Use  4-38
   4.8 FMS Summary  4-38
   4.9 FMS Function and Subroutine Summary  4-39
   4.10 Exercises  4-53

Chapter 5  CMS Theory and Practice  
   5.1 Code Management System  5-1
   5.2 Logical Environment for CMS Based Development   5-1
   5.3 Creating Our CMS Library  5-9
   5.4 Putting Our Application in the Library  5-10
   5.5 Deleting an Element From the Library  5-11
   5.6 Classes and Deletions  5-12
   5.7 Modifying Elements Once They Are in CMS  5-12
   5.8 Productionizing the Application  5-13
   5.9 Legacy Build Procedure  5-16
   5.10 Additional CMS Commands  5-18
   5.11 Promotion Between Libraries  5-20
   5.12 Exercises  5-29

Chapter 6  CDD 
   6.1 What is CDD?  6-1
   6.2 Some Definitions You Need to Know  6-2
   6.3 The Different Camps of CDD Configuration  6-3
   6.4 Creating a Repository  6-5
   6.5 Defining Our Logicals and Directories  6-6
   6.6 Creating Our Fields and Records  6-8
   6.7 Converting Our Include File  6-12
   6.8 Using Variants and Dates  6-14
   6.9 Nuking the CDD  6-20
   6.10 Full Build Modification  6-22
   6.11 CDD Usage Summary  6-24
   6.12 Mass Changes Due to CDD  6-24
   6.13 Exercises  6-29

Chapter 7  Object and Text Libraries   
   7.1 What We Know About Libraries So Far  7-1
   7.2 Application Logicals We Need  7-2
   7.3 Creating Our Text Library  7-2
   7.4 Converting Our Application to a Single EXE  7-3
   7.5 Programming Assignment  7-23
   7.6 Exercises  7-24

Chapter 8  MMS   
   8.1 The Purpose of MMS  8-1
   8.2 The Correct Way to Use MMS  8-1
   8.3 Putting It All Together  8-8
   8.4 Exercises  8-12

Chapter 9  Message Utility, Mail and Phone  
   9.1 Message File Definition  9-1
   9.2 VMSMAIL Overview  9-2
   9.3 Sending Mail From Inside Server Applications  9-5
   9.4 Programming Assignment  9-10
   9.5 VMSPhone Overview  9-10
   9.6 Creating Your Own Messages  9-12
   9.7 Testing Your Messages  9-14
   9.8 Programming Assignment 2   9-21
   9.9 Exercises  9-21

Chapter 10  FORTRAN   
   10.1 Yes, It’s Still Out There  10-1
   10.2 Basics of Fortran  10-2
   10.3 Our Sample Application  10-7
   10.4 Programming Assignment 1  10-53
   10.5 Using Message Files  10-53
   10.6 Our Quadword Example  10-54
   10.7 Sending Mail  10-56
   10.8 Programming Assignment 2  10-60
   10.9 Exercises  10-60

Chapter 11  COBOL 
   11.1 Overview  11-1
   11.2 Interview Questions That Are Red Flags  11-2
   11.3 The Myth of the COBOL SORT Verb  11-4
   11.4 The DCL SORT Command  11-4
   11.5 Our Sample Application  11-6
   11.6 Programming Assignment  11-58
   11.7 The Rest of the Language  11-59
   11.8 Our Quadword Example  11-61
   11.9 Sending Mail  11-62
   11.10 Programming Assignment 2   11-67
   11.11 Exercises  11-68

Chapter 12  C/C++   
   12.1 Overview  12-1
   12.2 Some Differences on OpenVMS  12-6
   12.3 Our Sample Application in C  12-9
   12.4 C++ Philosophy and Terminology  12-69
   12.5 Our Sample Application in C++   12-71
   12.6 C/C++ Follow Up  12-139
   12.7 Debugging Notes for C/C++   12-146
   12.8 Sending Mail  12-147
   12.9 D_FLOAT Example  12-152
   12.10 Programming Assignments  12-156
   12.11 Exercises  12-156

Chapter 13  MySQL  
   13.1 Why MySQL?  13-1
   13.2 Getting and Installing MySQL  13-4
   13.3 Our Application Database  13-9
   13.4 Creating the Tables  13-10
   13.5 Compiling and Linking With MySQL  13-13
   13.6 Our Sample Application  13-17
   13.7 MySQL Follow-up  13-65
   13.8 Programming Assignments  13-67
   13.9 Exercises  13-69

Chapter 14  RDB   
   14.1 Why RDB?  14-1
   14.2 What’s in the Book and What’s on Disk  14-4
   14.3 Table and Database Definitions  14-5
   14.4 The Drawbacks  14-14
   14.5 Our SQLMOD Implementation  14-15
   14.6 Programming Assignment 1   14-29
   14.7 SQLMOD Follow Up  14-37
   14.8 EXEC SQL Implementation  14-38
   14.9 RDB Follow Up  14-54
   14.10 Programming Assignment 2   14-55
   14.11 Exercises  14-55

Chapter 15  Ruminations and Observations   
   15.1 Overview  15-1
   15.2 What Do You Do?  15-1
   15.3 Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow  15-5
   15.4 Have You Ever Wondered Why Y2K Happened?  15-6
   15.5 Optimal Technology  15-9
   15.6 The Self-Defeating Business Model  15-11
   15.7 Offshore Computing – The Death Knell of IT in the U.S.  15-14
   15.8 Avoiding a Hell-Hole  15-17

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