Software Index
NB: This page is under construction and the information contained on it may be incomplete. For details about particular software please contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu . Thank you.
| Statistical/Mathematical: | File and Text Editing Tools: | File Transfer: |
| Personal Communications: | Miscellaneous:
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Connect to other computers: |
| Internet: | File
Compression/Conversion
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Programming
Environment:
ADA |
What it's for:
Compiles DEC ADA programs.
How to use it:
After creating your source file with a text editor, use ADA <filename> at the DCL-prompt to compile your program.
Where to get help:
At the DCL-prompt, type HELP ADA, or check the online manual for DEC ADA.
What it's for:
ARCHIE allows you to search public FTP sites for a particular file.
How to use it:
Type ARCHIE <search string> at your DCL-prompt.
How to get help:
Type ARCHIE at your DCL-prompt
What it's for:
Compiles DEC BASIC programs.
How to use it:
After creating your source file with a text editor, use BASIC <filename> at the DCL-prompt to compile your program.
How to get more help:
At your DCL-prompt, type HELP BASIC, or contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu
What it's for:
Compiles DEC C programs.
How to use it:
After creating your source file with a text editor, use CC <filename> at the DCL-prompt to compile your program.
How to get more help:
At your DCL-prompt, type HELP CC, check Compaq's manuals for C, online help, or contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
Compiles COBOL programs.
How to use it:
After creating your source file with a text editor, use COBOL <filename> at the DCL-prompt to compile your program.
How to get more help:
At your DCL-prompt, type HELP COBOL, or read Compaq's new COBOL documentation.
What it's for:
COMPARE compares the contents of two text files and lists the lines either unique to each file, or common to both.
How to use it:
Type COMPARE <file 1> <file 2> at the DCL-prompt.
Where to get help:
Type COMPARE /HELP at the DCL-prompt, or contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
CSV2TXT converts multiline CSV format text files to a single
line text file format. All "=" signs are removed and continuations
abandoned for a single line per record.How to use it:
Type CVS2TXT <CSV filename> <new filename> at the DCL-prompt.
Where to get help:
Contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
Compiles C++ programs.
How to use it:
After creating your source file with a text editor, use CXX <filename> at the DCL-prompt to compile your program.
How to get more help:
At your DCL-prompt, type HELP CXX or look at Compaq's C++ User Documentation website.
What it's for:
DB64 is a conversion program that decompresses base-64 encoded text files into their decoded binary form. Base-64 (also known as Hex-64) is a format that is used mainly to send binary files over e-mail.
How to use it:
Type DB64 <base64 encoded filename> <output filename> [switches] at the DCL-prompt.
Where to get help:
Contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
DECset is a group of programmer productivity tools that aid in the development of system or application software on an OpenVMS system.
How to use it:
Type DECSET from your DCL-prompt.
Where to get help:
At your DCL-prompt, type HELP DECSET, or check Compaq's online DECset information.
What it is:
In read mode this program creates a vocabulary database of all words found in the input text file -- useful for creating a personal dictionary. In compare mode this program displays any words in the input text file that are NOT found in the vocabulary database.
How to use it:
At the DCL-prompt, type DICT <vocab file> <text file> [/qualifier].
Qualifiers:
/ver - Show version info
/? - Show this help
/h - Show this help
/r - Read mode (default)
/c - Compare modeWhere to get help:
Contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
DIFFERENCES compares the contents of two disk files and displays a listing of the records that do not match.
How to use it:
At the DCL-prompt, type DIFFERENCES file_1 file_2 /[qualifier] .
Where to get help:
Type HELP DIFFERENCES at the DCL-prompt, or contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
EDT is a text editor.
How to use it:
At the DCL-prompt, type EDT <filename>.
For more help:
Type HELP at the * prompt.
What it's for:
ESU is a utility which builds a list of processes on the system, optionally sorts & sifts the list, formats the list for output, and displays the list on the terminal device.
How to use it:
At the DCL-prompt, type ESU [/opt[/opt]] [user-prefix [user-prefix]][/opt[/opt]]
Where to get help:
At the DCL-prompt, type ESU/H or contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
EVE is a text editor.
How to use it:
At the DCL-prompt, type EDIT <filename>.
For more help:
Read the excellent online manual for EVE, or contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
Compiles FORTRAN programs
How to use it:
After creating your source file with a text editor, use FORTRAN <filename> at the DCL-prompt to compile your program.
How to get more help:
Type HELP FORTRAN at your DCL-prompt, or check out Compaq's excellent Compaq FORTRAN User's Manual.
What it's for:
FTP allows you to transfer files between CCTR and another computer system.
How to use it:
At your DCL-prompt, type FTP.
For more help:
Type HELP at your FTP> prompt, or contact callcenter@umkc.edu or ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
GUNZIP
What it's for:
Hytelnet is an older hypertext browser for internet-accessible telnet sites, designed to assist users in reaching all of the INTERNET-accessible libraries, Free-nets, BBSs, & other information sites by Telnet.
How to use it:
At your DCL-prompt, type HYTELNET.
For more help:
You can try entering ? from the HYTELNET menu.
What is it?
IRC enables people connected anywhere on the Internet to join in live discussions.
How to use it:
Type IRC at the $ prompt
For more help:
Type /help at the IRC command line, or contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
KCMERLIN allows you to access the MERLIN (Missouri Education and Research Libraries Information Network)
Library Catalog, OVID, and SiteSearch databases through the MERLIN gateway.How to use it:
Type KCMERLIN at the DCL-prompt, press <return> twice. Type YES when asked if you want to connect to MERLIN.
For more help:
Type h at the MERLIN command line. For more help, contact the Call Center.
What it's for:
KERMIT is communications software that you can use for file transfer, terminal connection, script programming, and international character set conversion.
How to use it:
Type KERMIT at your DCL-prompt.
Where to get help:
Type HELP at your C-Kermit> prompt, or contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
Lynx is a text-based (non-graphical) internet browser. It enables you to load quite large webpages very quickly, and, once you learn a few of the keyboard shortcuts, it is simple to use.
How to use it:
Type "LYNX"
Where to get help:
Type "?" at the Lynx command line. For problems/questions, contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
Macro-64 Assembler compiler.
How to use it:
After creating your source file with a text editor, use MACRO/ALPHA <filename> at the DCL-prompt to compile your program.
Where to get more help:
Check out Compaq's online manual for MACRO-64.
What it's for:
MAIL allows you to send email messages to local users, i.e. other people with accounts on the same system. MAIL cannot be used to send internet email, to users on other systems (xxx@hotmail.com, xxx@umkc.edu, etc.)
How to use it:
Type MAIL at your DCL prompt. To send a message, type SEND at the Mail> prompt. At the To: prompt, type the recipient's CCTR username. After composing the message, use CTRL-Z to send it.
For more help:
Type HELP at the Mail> prompt or contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
Maple is an analytical computation package.
How to use it:Type: $ MAPLE
Where to get help:At the Maple ">" prompt, type "?" for online help, tutorials, etc. For additional assistance with Maple questions, contact dwall@umkc.edu . For problems related specifically to running Maple on CCTR, contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
MASS_REPLACE allows you to replace all occurrences of a text string in a file, or group of files, with another text string.
How to use it:
At the DCL-prompt, type MASS_REPLACE <filespec> <str1> <str2>.
For example, if you are in your web directory, then MASS_REPLACE [...]*.* http://cctr.umkc.edu/yourusername/ http://y.student.umkc.edu/yourusername/ will update all non-relative links between your pages to reflect the URL on the new server.
For more help:
Contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
NEWSRDR allows you to read and post messages to USENET newsgroups.
How to use it:
At your DCL-prompt, type NEWS
For more help:
Type HELP at your News> prompt, or contact callcenter@umkc.edu or ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
DEC Pascal compiler.
How to use it:
After creating your source file with a text editor, use PASCAL <filename> at the DCL-prompt to compile your program.
Where to get help:
Read the Compaq Pascal Users' Manual for OpenVMS, or type HELP PASCAL at the DCL-prompt.
What it's for:
Phone lets you "talk" with another CCTR user. The screen is divided into two panes, and each can type messages to the other.
How to use it:
To make a call: Type PHONE at the DCL-prompt. At the %-prompt, type DIAL <USERNAME>.
To answer a call: When you receive the message that someone is calling you, type PHONE at the DCL-prompt. At the %-prompt, type ANSWER.
For more help:
Type HELP at the %-prompt.
What it's for:
The SAS System is a powerful statistical analysis program for all kinds of data analysis.
How to use it:Initially, you will need to contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu and tell us that you would like to use SAS on CCTR.
After your account has been given SAS-use capability:
Interactively: $ SAS
Batch mode: $ RUNSAS
Where to get help:The manual and documentation for SAS is online for your convenience. For help with SAS syntax and similar issues, contact Deborah Wall. For questions and issues specifically about using SAS on CCTR, contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu.
What it's for:
This is a spell checking tool.
How to use it:
At the DCL-prompt, type SPELL. Choose the "spell" option, and type in the name of the file you want to spell check.
Where to get help:
Use the "help" option within SPELL, or contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences eXtended) is a statistical program.
How to use it:Interactively: $ SPSS
Batch mode: $ RUNSPSS
Where to get help:For help with SPSS syntax and similar issues, contact Deborah Wall. For questions and issues specifically about using SPSS on CCTR, contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu.
What it's for:
TAR lets you create/extract archive files. For example, if you have several layers of subdirectories and hundreds of files under your WWW directory, using TAR lets you conglomerate these into one file, greatly simplifying file transfer. WinZip or similar products can be used to untar tarred files at the destination.
How to use it:
At your DCL-prompt, type tar file-specification -[option/s].
For example, to glob everything in your WWW Directory into a tarfile called "bob.tar" , use tar -cvf bob.tar [.www]*.*
Options:
h = /HELP
t = /LIST
c = /CREATE
x = /EXTRACT
v = /VERBOSE
w = /CONFIRM
b = /BINARY
z = /AUTOMATIC
d = /DOTS
f = file -- Specify a tar file or magtape. Default is $TAPEWhere to get help:
Read the documentation, or contact ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
TELNET is a program that allows you to connect with another computer. Once connected, you can enter commands via the TELNET window and they will be executed by the remote computer.
How to use it:
At your DCL-prompt, type TELNET.
For more help:
At the TELNET> prompt, type HELP, or contact callcenter@umkc.edu or ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
TIN is a program that allows you to read and post messages to USENET newsgroups.
How to use it:
At your DCL-prompt, type TIN.
For more help:
Type h at the TIN Command line, or contact callcenter@umkc.edu or ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
What it's for:
VMS2SMTP is a utility that allows you to forward email archived on CCTR to an account on another system.
How to use it:
At the DCL-prompt, type VMS2SMTP and follow the prompts.
For more help:
At the DCL-prompt, type VMS2SMTP/H, or view the web help page. For additional assistance, contact the callcenter@umkc.edu or ops@cctr.umkc.edu .
