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This forum is supplied for demonstration purposes only and is accessible via the IBM OS/2 BBS system. What you see below is the forum as it existed on 10/30/92. The IBM OS/2 Bulletin Board System (BBS) is IBM's new electronic support offering for OS/2 Version 2.0. With OS/2 BBS you can electronically review OS/2 technical information, submit program defects to IBM, and receive information on how to solve problems. Users of the OS/2 BBS not only include OS/2 customers, but the OS/2 expertise of the entire internal IBM community worldwide. OS2BBS makes all this available via a local or toll free number in most major cities. To request a complete OS/2 BBS Information Package detailing the OS/2 BBS offering and including pricing and registration/access information, please call: 1-800-547-1283. ===== ISTHERE CFORUM created at 01:49:05 on 92/04/08 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8) IBM UNCLASSIFIED ---------------- The information in this forum is considered by IBM to be external and may be shared by everyone who is given access. This forum is shared with the internal IBM employee conferences. Forum: ISTHERE CFORUM Forum subject: IS THERE? a product that ... This FORUM is provided to find out the existence of OS/2 information, tools, or programs, and where they can be located. The discussion starts with someone asking 'Is there a product that ...' . The replies will indicate whether the described product exists or not, and how the product may be obtained. Contributions must not contain confidential or proprietary information. 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The OS2BBS CFORUM is where anyone may raise concerns regarding rules violations found in this and other CFORUMS. The IBM Owner of this forum is: Name: Kenneth M. Hopkins, OS/2 Support Services Mailing Address: IBM Manufacturing and Development 11400 Burnet Road Internal Zip 2900-042/1D003 Austin, Texas 78758 IBM Node/Userid: AUSVM8/HOPKINS ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:38:41 on 92/04/08 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject:FAX from PM I'm looking for a software for FAXing from PM. What I heard is BitFax for OS/2 is still in beta, Any others? Geza Szivos 403-290-6583 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:41:06 on 92/04/09 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: FAX from PM Ref: Append at 22:38:41 on 92/04/08 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) The following packages are listed in the OS/2 Application Solutions book (G362-0002). I have not used any of them so I can't make a recommendation, but you might try contacting the companies to see what info you can get. Fax/PM by Microformatic U.S.A., Inc. (203) 873-1950 PMfax-OS/2 by Keller Group, Inc. (612) 429-7273 Superfax by Pacific Image Communications (818) 441-0104 If you'd like to see if BitFax for OS/2 is in beta, you can call Bit Software at (408) 263-2197. Brent Allen - IBM OS/2 Base Services Support ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:42:45 on 92/04/09 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Is there a new driver for enabling the HP ScanJet Plus to operate as a PM application. The driver furnished with the device wants a "real" version of Windows running under DOS in order to recognize the MCA card in the slot! All of the other software supplied with the device works in OS2 DOSWindows, up to the time of scanning. It is at time, that one gets an error message saying the scanner interface is not attached. HP says it doesn't have an OS2 Driver! Elliott Avedon ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:25:46 on 92/04/13 GMT (by XXBCHY11 at TORVMCOP) Subject: FAX from PM Ref: Append at 22:38:41 on 92/04/08 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Geza: Check out Desribe for PM. The last time I spoke to them their PM Fax product was just about complete. P.S. They make a very good wordprocessor. I have used it for 2 years now. I wouldn't use any others. (for OS/2) Regards, Joe Smeets ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 10:29:10 on 92/04/23 GMT (by 83823492 at SPAVM1) Subject: FAX from PM Ref: Append at 18:25:46 on 92/04/13 GMT (by XXBCHY11 at TORVMCOP) Do you have any other info on the PM Fax app from DeScribe? Is it a hook into DeScribe, or a stand alone app? Jose Pedro Moro ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:54:19 on 92/04/24 GMT (by XXHAYM01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Tape Backup Software Is there any software that will work under OS/2 2.0 GA to drive an IBM 6157-002 tape drive, that will handle EA's and long file names? Under 1.3, I used Sytos Plus for this purpose. However, under 2.0, the data transfer rate seems to be about 3MB per hour, which means my backup is finished just in time to start another one. Tom Koschate Hay Management Consultants (416) 868-1371 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:52:07 on 92/05/04 GMT (by IL14761 at OS2CUST) Subject: REXX for DOS Does anyone know of either a compiler or interpretor (Must run off of network server) for REXX in the DOS environment? Eric Brunsen Eastern New Mexico University ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:27:12 on 92/05/04 GMT (by BC at KGNVMZ) --- Subject: REXX for DOS Ref: Append at 22:52:07 on 92/05/04 GMT (by IL14761 at OS2CUST) The only one I know about is Personal Rexx, by Quercus Systems (formerly from Mansfield Software). I don't think I have a current address for them. Can anyone else help? Bob Cronin ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:52:07 on 92/05/04 GMT (by SINGER at ALMADEN) Subject: REXX for DOS Ref: Append at 23:27:12 on 92/05/04 GMT (by BC at KGNVMZ) The current version of Personal Rexx is 3.0. Quercus can be reached at: Quercus Systems PO Box 2157 Saratoga, CA 95070 408/867-REXX (7399) (408/867-7489 FAX) David Singer ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:10:00 on 92/05/05 GMT (by IL61375 at OS2CUST) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 17:42:45 on 92/04/09 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) If you get an answer to this, please let me know also. I get a message that the scanner is not responding. I found a driver in the root directory SCANJET!. It seems to load, but does no better than the scanner I was running under WINDOWS 3.0. I sure would appreciate an answer. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:48:24 on 92/05/05 GMT (by IL14761 at OS2CUST) Subject: REXX for DOS Thanx for the information. Eric Brunsen Eastern New Mexico University ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:15:38 on 92/05/05 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST) Subject: Hitachi CDR-1750S CD-ROM Drive under GA 2.0 I have a Hitachi CDR-1750S CD-ROM drive attached to my PS/2 Model 70 via a Future Domain MCS-700 SCSI Host. Can someone tell me if this combination is supported by OS/2? I know that the MCS-700 is supported "out of the box", but I am unclear on just what CD-ROM drives are recognized by the CD-ROM IFS. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:34:30 on 92/05/06 GMT (by IL28084 at OS2CUST) Subject: AS/400 PC Support for CM I have installed OS/2 v2 and Extended services. I have succeeded in attaching to an AS/400 in 5250 emulation mode. I need to install PC Support in order to access the files stored on the AS/400. Where can I get the software and documentation necessary to do this? ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:09:23 on 92/05/06 GMT (by SBNI8A3 at OS2CUST) Subject: AS/400 PC Support for CM Ref: Append at 15:34:30 on 92/05/06 GMT (by IL28084 at OS2CUST) You should have a diskette with the 4738-PC1 product on the AS/400; same as worked under OS/2 1.3 EE. This installs per instructions under 2.0, assuming you have OS/400 2.1.0 or 2.1.1. You then can get a PTF number for your OS/400 system from IBM customer support 800-237-5511 it's a different PTF depending on 2.1.0 or 2.1.1. Once that PTF is installed on AS/400, you probably will have to download to another older PC Support system a couple of shared folder files to update your PCSOS2 subdirectory on 2.0 to make the initial connection. Files I had to copy were EHNSFL0.DLL and EHNSFL3.EXE (System would stop during boot with error messages giving file names). When I put the new files from QIWSOS2 folder in my PC subdirectory, it started working fine. Hope this helps, Dan Cromer School Board of Alachua County, Florida ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 00:54:01 on 92/05/07 GMT (by NOLINDB at OS2CUST) Subject: REXX for DOS Ref: Append at 15:48:24 on 92/05/05 GMT (by IL14761 at OS2CUST) Another DOS REXX is PORTABLE REXX from Kilowatt Software, 1945 Washington St., San Francisco, 94109. (800-848-9474). ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:35:32 on 92/05/07 GMT (by IL14761 at OS2CUST) Subject: REXX for DOS Thanx for the info. The problem I ran into with Quercus Systems REXX is that it is not "compiled and linked", but rather a runtime module is needed. I would rather not have to keep track of any more files than is absolutely necessary. I will try Portable REXX. Eric Brunsen Eastern New Mexico University ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:36:54 on 92/05/07 GMT (by IL75808 at OS2CUST) Subject: CM 5250 WSF Just wondering if I can every expect to have the advanced features of the PCS/400(Dos) Workstation function (3812 Emulation, ASCII Transparency, and Host Graphics Support) included in Communications Manager's 5250 Workstation feature. I've been waiting and waiting and still nothing, what's the hold up? E.J. Gregory III J.T. Slocomb Co. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:51:55 on 92/05/07 GMT (by IL84157 at OS2CUST) Subject: Contour Plot I am looking for an OS/2 application that can do contour plotting in a PM window. I have been told of a package called "ARC Plot" by ACR Inc., but the three phone numbers that I have for them have all been disconnected with no forwarding number. If anyone has a valid contact for this company, or knows of any other applicable OS/2 applications I would appreciate the information. Thanks... Peter Steinberg SLM Instruments, Inc. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:05:48 on 92/05/07 GMT (by AAEL55K at OS2CUST) Subject: NEC SCSI CD-ROM Drivers under OS/2 2.0 - I have an NEC Technologies SCSI board with an NEC Technologies CD-ROM Player. NEC does not provide drivers for OS/2 and they don't have any plans to provide drivers for OS/2. The only application that I have for the CD-ROM player is to read the IBM manuals using BOOKMANAGER/2 for OS/2. I have no interest in the DOS version. Is there a way to make NEC SCSI board and player work with drivers provided by somebody else? Does IBM provide some sort of "generic" driver that could make it work? Thanks. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:55:28 on 92/05/07 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 17:42:45 on 92/04/09 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Regarding an OS/2 driver for a HP Scanjet, I beleive a company called Imara Research Corp. has an OS/2 driver for this beast. The phone/fax for them is 416/581-1740 416/581-1605. Give them a call to see if they have any products which could suit your needs. Mike Long Iowa State University ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 01:15:20 on 92/05/10 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 22:55:28 on 92/05/07 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Thanks, I've called them, and they have a complete package. They FAXed some info. It looks like their driver was designed only for an earlier version of OS2, an one can't use the ACCUSCAN text reading software with their driver. Do you understand why the WPS recognizes the HP Software, puts a scanner icon on the WPS desktop, the 2.0 config file loads the driver, the 2.0 autoexec.bat calls the driver (and reports that it is loaded), then opens the program - but the program reports that the hardware has a problem and is not responding? Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo (519) 885-1211 x2204 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:04:03 on 92/05/11 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 Scheduler I need a scheduler for OS/2 to regularly execute a batch job. Any suggestions?? ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:06:59 on 92/05/11 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) Subject: where is my item? where is my item? where is it? ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:36:24 on 92/05/11 GMT (by NOLINDB at OS2CUST) Subject: REXX for DOS Ref: Append at 14:35:32 on 92/05/07 GMT (by IL14761 at OS2CUST) I don't think PORTABLE REXX is for you, either, if you require a compiled REXX. I don't believe you can get one for DOS. This REXX requires a run time module. Their license info specifically states that you can distribute it with any applications you create (or it did when I got my copy) so you don't need many copies. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:52:22 on 92/05/11 GMT (by XXTCAN06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 Scheduler Ref: Append at 17:04:03 on 92/05/11 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) You should be able to write a rather simple REXX exec that would use the 'SysSleep' function of 'RexxUtil'. Take a look at it in the on-line Rexx reference (Information->Rexx Information). You would have to use the built-in 'time()' (and maybe 'date()') functions to compute the number of seconds to sleep until the next scheduled "job" to run. Pierre Legault Transport Canada 1-613-993-7149 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:11:48 on 92/05/11 GMT (by TSO09 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 Scheduler Ref: Append at 17:04:03 on 92/05/11 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) If your needs are simple, also checkout the mini apps; One of them, the alarm clock or something like that will pop up a screen and play music at a scheduled time, but it will also run a .cmd file. I haven't tried it myself, but I definately remember the feature was there while I was browsing around the mini apps. I just opend up the Productivity folder and refreshed my memory, it is the alarm clock. There is a comment line for each alarm and also a check box which says "execute comment line as command at alarm time " It's not complex or fancy, but I always try to use the minimum amount of software to solve a given problem. Hope it works for you ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:56:06 on 92/05/11 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1) Subject: OS/2 Scheduler Ref: Append at 17:04:03 on 92/05/11 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) Take a look at the Alarms applet in the productivity folder - you can tell it to execute a command instead of popping up an alarm. Dave ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:35:13 on 92/05/11 GMT (by CURRANB at DALVM41B) Subject: OS/2 Scheduler Ref: Append at 17:04:03 on 92/05/11 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) A rather simple "scheduler" can be found in the Productivity folder in the Diary app. You can set a .CMD or .EXE file to be executed at any given time. Takes a little time to get used to it, but it does work OK. Hope that helps! :-) Bret Curran ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 00:20:10 on 92/05/12 GMT (by IL26761 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 Scheduler Ref: Append at 17:04:03 on 92/05/11 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) There is also a scheduler of sorts on the OS/2 Shareware BBS in Va. Haven't played with it yet, but it looks like it will do some of what I am looking for in this same area, give it a look. Jack Hiatt Marc-Life Atlanta Ga. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:24:24 on 92/05/12 GMT (by IL37690 at OS2CUST) Subject: Tape Backup Software Ref: Append at 23:54:19 on 92/04/24 GMT (by XXHAYM01 at TORVMCOP) Supposidly Sytron (the authors of Sytos) is aware of the performance problems and have a new version in Beta test even as we type <g>. I heard it said that the upgrade price will be in the $50 range. June looks like a good date at this time for availability. Hope this helps, James ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:24:24 on 92/05/13 GMT (by XXSHLH02 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 Scheduler Ref: Append at 17:04:03 on 92/05/11 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) We also use a scheduling package for regular jobs. We use Chron. It is very clean and powerful and very easy to use. It runs well under 1.3 - don't know about 2.0. Contact is: Gary Murphy 1022 N Cooper Olathe, KS 66061 Sorry, no phone number... Gareth Patterson SHL Systemhouse (902) 429-0690 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:28:58 on 92/05/13 GMT (by XXSHLH02 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 Batch Manager We are developing a multi user application under OS/2 on a LAN. Many of our big jobs are required to run directly on the server. Many users can submit jobs to the server to be run. Does anyone know of a product that gives us control over this procedure. We want to be able to control the number of jobs running on the server at once and queue the following jobs. We also want to be able to see jobs that are waiting to run from each work station. Changing priorities , deleting jobs is a nice to have. Any information greatfully accepted. Gareth Patterson SHL Systemhouse (902) 429-0690 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:05:33 on 92/05/13 GMT (by AACH0VU at OS2CUST) Subject: An INI utility to edit and move desktop objects? (no text entered) ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:54:09 on 92/05/14 GMT (by UDSS013 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 Scheduler I also use Chron v3.0. It schedules programs or messages at intervals of one time, hourly, daily, weekdays (user settable), weekly, every two weeks, monthly or yearly. It is a PM application. It works under OS/2 v1.3 and OS/2 v2.0. It will schedule OS/2 or DOS applications. For more information, contact: Hilbert Computing 1022 N. Cooper Olathe, KS 66061 (913) 780-5051 (voice) (913) 829-2450 (BBS 8N1 9600) The price is $69. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:36:49 on 92/05/18 GMT (by JJIN033 at OS2CUST) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 15:10:00 on 92/05/05 GMT (by IL61375 at OS2CUST) (no text entered) ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:50:17 on 92/05/18 GMT (by JJIN033 at OS2CUST) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 15:10:00 on 92/05/05 GMT (by IL61375 at OS2CUST) I don't know if this will help you, but I just recently got my HP ScanJet Plus scanner to run under OS/2 V2.0. I can now run SCALGAL5 from HP and Calera WordScan Plus software under OS/2. I'm using the SJDRIVER.SYS scanner driver supplied by HP and loading this driver at the time I start the applications. Both of the applications that I'm running normally run under Windows 3.0. It was necessary to make the following changes to make this work: 1. Using the IBM reference disk, we changed the Buffer Address from C0000-C3FFF to CC000-CFFFF. Also, the I/O Port Address from 0278-027F to 0268-026F. 2. AUTOEXEC.BAT was modified to include all the necessary libraries in the PATH statement: PATH = ...E:\SCANGAL5;E:\CALERA\BIN; 3. The OS/2 WIN.INI file: C:\OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\WIN.INI was modified with the necessary information to run the two applications. This was done by cutting the information from the Windows 3.0 WIN.INI file and pasting it into the WIN.INI file used by OS/2. 4. Scangal5 and Calera WordScan Plus are started as full screen Windows applications under OS/2 with the following parameters specified: DOS_DEVICE = E:\SCANGAL5\SJDRIVER.SYS IDLE_SENSITIVITY = 100 VIDEO_8514_XGA_IOTRAP = OFF VIDEO_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION = ON I hope this helps you solve your problems with the HP Scanner. Regards... Walt Kapica Johnson & Johnson ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:21:30 on 92/05/19 GMT (by IL14872 at OS2CUST) Subject: Laplink for HPFS Does anyone know if there is a "LAPLINK" style program out that will function properly using the HPFS file system? Currently use the product to configure new machines using the FAT file system and would like to switch to HPFS system, but LAPLINK won't work under this file system. Thx Steve Berra ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:55:47 on 92/05/19 GMT (by XXSHLH02 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Device Driver for HP Desk Jet 500 Does any one know of a printer driver for the HP Desk Jet 500 series. We are using Lotus 1-2-3 G under 1.3 (and will be going to 2.0 as soon as the Lan Requester is delivered) and have no good way to print. The LaserJet driver doesn't cut it. Any help appreciated... Thanks Gareth Patterson SHL Systemhouse (902) 429-0690 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 02:41:57 on 92/05/20 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 17:50:17 on 92/05/18 GMT (by JJIN033 at OS2CUST) Much thanks, I'll try it first thing in the morning, and let you know what happens. Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo (519) 885-1211 x2204 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:48:49 on 92/05/20 GMT (by SBNI8A3 at OS2CUST) Subject: Device Driver for HP Desk Jet 500 Ref: Append at 17:55:47 on 92/05/19 GMT (by XXSHLH02 at TORVMCOP) Right now I'm using the Epson EPL-7000 driver that comes with OS/2 supplied drivers, and it works for what I use, which isn't much yet. Word for Windows works fine, along with a couple of great utilities, DJLOPE and 4PRINT. I, too, would like VERY MUCH to have a device driver for the HP Deskjet 500C I have at the office and at home, and would appreciate any information "when" (I'm optimistic) one becomes available. Dan "wish I could use my printer to its full capacity" Cromer School Board of Alachua County, Gainesville, Florida ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 20:10:41 on 92/05/20 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST) Subject: Laplink for HPFS Ref: Append at 12:21:30 on 92/05/19 GMT (by IL14872 at OS2CUST) Will Lap Link work in a VDM? How about a VDB with FSFILTER installed. If you can get it to work in the DOS bax, then when it writes it data to disk either HPFS or FAT should work fine (LL should really care... as long as it's using the regular DOS calls for disk IO). pgk ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:03:24 on 92/05/20 GMT (by IRV at BCRVMPC1) Subject: Laplink for HPFS Ref: Append at 20:10:41 on 92/05/20 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST) From the README -- o LapLink III 3.0 (DOS) - We recommend using the parallel port. To use the serial port with this program, comment out the VCOM.SYS and COM.SYS statements from CONFIG.SYS (by putting "REM " at the beginning of the line) and restart the computer. To use the serial port for other purposes, uncomment the lines in CONFIG.SYS and restart the computer. Once is starts it has no IDEA what the file system underneath it is. Of course, if you are going from the OS/2 2.0 system that has HPFS installed and to a non-HPFS system, there should NOT BE ANY non standard 8.3 file names on the disk (in any case this should be true) or problems will arise. Irv Spalten BPC Technical Interface Group, Boca Raton FL ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 02:14:08 on 92/05/21 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 02:41:57 on 92/05/20 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) We used the reference disk, and just changed the Buffer address and IO port address to the settings you suggested - and it WORKED! It works elegantly in a seamless WPS desktop window. OS2 has put a scanner icon on the desktop. There was no need to add anything to to the config.sys file (I had a device = statement there), and the autoexec and win.ini were ok because of the initial installation of the scanner software. In fact, the system boots faster now (we assume because there was a memory conflict and a timeout!) So it seems that there is an OS2 driver for the HP ScanJet Plus - the driver that HP sends with the scanner. Funny - there tech people keep saying that the device won't work with OS2. Maybe IBM should let them know that it does - thanks again! Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo (519) 885-1211 x2204 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 03:14:02 on 92/05/21 GMT (by RRKURTZ at PKEDVM9) Subject: Device Driver for HP Desk Jet 500 Ref: Append at 14:48:49 on 92/05/20 GMT (by SBNI8A3 at OS2CUST) Contact HP and ask them for one. The more pressure we can put on them the better chance they will finally do something about it. If enough DJ owners call then maybe they'll listen to reason. Right now both HP and IBM refuse to do anything for DJ owners. Dick Kurtz, Poughkeepsie NY ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 04:57:06 on 92/05/21 GMT (by CLAU at LSAVMIC4) Subject: Laplink for HPFS Ref: Append at 21:03:24 on 92/05/20 GMT (by IRV at BCRVMPC1) Yes, it will transfer the files, but what will it do with the EA's? I don't think that any DOS based application will properly handle them in their native state. You need to run EAUTIL or equivalent against any file with EA's to split them into "regular" files before transferring them across, and then use EAUTIL or equivalent to rejoin the EA's. Of course long names from HPFS partitions are not to be supported by any DOS appl. Cliff Lau ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 00:09:33 on 92/05/22 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: Tape Backup Software Ref: Append at 18:24:24 on 92/05/12 GMT (by IL37690 at OS2CUST) You will definitely see better backup times when the new Sytos Plus is released. I had the chance to try a beta copy and it backed up my system at over 14MB per MINUTE to a 2.3G tape drive. That will obviously vary depending on your configuration and the final code, but the improvement in speed over what I had been getting is remarkable. Brent Allen - IBM OS/2 Base Services Support ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 00:18:57 on 92/05/26 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST) Subject: Carbon Copy/PC Anywhere for OS/2? One of the DOS applications upon which I really rely when I'm out of town is Carbon Copy -- I use it so that I can dial in from the road and either use BookManager READ to look at manuals in my CD-ROM reader or else to log on to my mainframe system via a DFT terminal emulator. Does such a facility exist in OS/2? Does OS/2 even have the facilities that would make such a thing possible?? This is a really important question, since it occurs to me that I may not be able to use OS/2 unless I can find some way to do this sort of thing remotely. Bob Beilstein, Manugistics, Inc. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 11:52:54 on 92/05/26 GMT (by AAAK05D at OS2CUST) Subject: The OS/2 Bulletin Board itself I cannot find any place where comments about the use of the OS/2 Bulletin Board itself can be entered. For example, the settings for screen size allow either 24 or 32 line screen support. I would like to have the option to use 43 line screen support which should be available through the IBMLink system which I use to access the OS/2 Bulletin board. So what is the correct place where these comments/requests of the OS/2 Bulletin Board can be made? Jim Wills ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:23:03 on 92/05/26 GMT (by PERSHNG at YKTVMH) Subject: The OS/2 Bulletin Board itself Ref: Append at 11:52:54 on 92/05/26 GMT (by AAAK05D at OS2CUST) I don't know what you can "see" from the outside of this connection, but on the IBM side there is an OS2BBS list that claims to be for discussions about the BBS itself. John A. Pershing Jr. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:40:03 on 92/05/26 GMT (by WZ00545 at OS2CUST) Subject: 802.2 VDD Back during the EEP there was a fair amount of discussion on the possibility fo r and 802.2 virtual device driver. Possibly by this summer (beta?). Can anyon e tell me what the status of this is. I (we) really need this driver to make O S/2 2.0 a full blown success here. BRIAN K. SPEARS - KONICA BUSINESS MACHINES USA. INC. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:35:06 on 92/05/26 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: The OS/2 Bulletin Board itself Ref: Append at 11:52:54 on 92/05/26 GMT (by AAAK05D at OS2CUST) Any comments, requestions, suggestions, or problems with the bulletin board should be put in the OS2BBS CFORUM. I'm double-checking with the developer to see if the lack of Mod 4 support is a known-limitation, bug, or what. If I get any news about it, I'll post another append to let you know. Brent Allen - IBM OS/2 Base Services Support ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:43:05 on 92/05/26 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: 802.2 VDD Ref: Append at 13:40:03 on 92/05/26 GMT (by WZ00545 at OS2CUST) I have not heard anything new about the 802.2 VDD. I know that Developement is currently working on it, but no dates have been announced for any beta testing or actual delivery. Brent Allen - IBM OS/2 Base Services Support ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:10:50 on 92/05/27 GMT (by NOSWALD at TORECS) Subject: The OS/2 Bulletin Board itself Ref: Append at 11:52:54 on 92/05/26 GMT (by AAAK05D at OS2CUST) For Canadian IBMLink users the correct location to ask questions or enter suggestions/complaints about OS2BBS and/or the ICONF application is in the OS2CAN CFORUM. Your comments, suggestions, etc. are encouraged and welcome.Thanks. Norval Oswald Canadian IBMLink Development Team ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:48:22 on 92/05/27 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8) Subject: The OS/2 Bulletin Board itself Ref: Append at 11:52:54 on 92/05/26 GMT (by AAAK05D at OS2CUST) On the list of Bulletin Board Topics, the second screen, item 13 is "Comments and Suggestions on the OS/2 BBS", also known as OS2BBS forum. There is where all comments on the BBS itself and suggestions for improvements should be posted. Stephen Poole OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:06:28 on 92/05/29 GMT (by IL26761 at OS2CUST) Subject: Software Availability We just received LS and find in it a notice about a program "VENDOR" that is supposed to be available "as is". is it possible to get it added to the software portion of this BBS or must we go thru our salesrep or SE? Jack Hiatt MARC-Life Atlanta Ga. P*hxft68a ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 02:02:26 on 92/05/30 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: Software Availability Ref: Append at 17:06:28 on 92/05/29 GMT (by IL26761 at OS2CUST) I'm not familiar with VENDOR, but I'll see if I can find it. Can you tell me where in the LS package you found the reference? There might be some info there that will help me find it quicker. Brent Allen - IBM OS/2 Base Services Support ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 02:30:55 on 92/05/30 GMT (by IL26761 at OS2CUST) Subject: Software Availability Ref: Append at 02:02:26 on 92/05/30 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Brent, There was a single sheet in the box with LS that mentioned the software "VENDOR" which is designed to help limit the number of users that get access to LAN installed packages, to make the administration of licenses a little simpler. It referred to the program as being available thru HONE. Thanks for whatever info you can find on it. Jack Hiatt MARC-Life Atlanta Ga. P*hxft68a ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 05:22:59 on 92/05/30 GMT (by HEYWOOD at DALVM41B) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 18:08:22 on 92/06/11 GMT (by HEYWOOD at DALVM41B) Subject: Software Availability Ref: Append at 02:30:55 on 92/05/30 GMT (by IL26761 at OS2CUST) Append removed - erroneous information Patrick Heywood - TeamOS/2 - Gaithersburg, Md ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 05:25:19 on 92/05/30 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1) Subject: Software Availability Ref: Append at 02:02:26 on 92/05/30 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Brent, VENDOR is available internally on the MKTTOOLS disk. Dave ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:38:07 on 92/05/30 GMT (by IL26761 at OS2CUST) Subject: Software Availability Ref: Append at 05:22:59 on 92/05/30 GMT (by HEYWOOD at DALVM41B) Patrick, Knew I could get it that way, but truthfully, I'm less than enchanted with sales right now, and was just asking if it could be made available here. 1 Jack Hiatt MARC-Life Atlanta Ga. P*hxft68a ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:35:15 on 92/06/01 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: Software Availability Ref: Append at 23:38:07 on 92/05/30 GMT (by IL26761 at OS2CUST) Thanks for the pointer to MKTTOOLS. I'll get a copy and add it to the downloadable stuff as soon as I can. Brent Allen - IBM OS/2 Base Services Support ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:28:00 on 92/06/01 GMT (by WZ00533 at OS2CUST) Subject: Software Availability Ref: Append at 15:35:15 on 92/06/01 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Brent, My SE just told me he will have to charge us for the time he spends down loading stuff (like VENDOR) for us. Therefore I vote to include VENDOR on this bulletin board. While I have your ear regarding MKTTOOLS software. The red book APPC Application Examples in MVS/ESA and OS/2 (GG24-3819) has a bunch of source code which is supposed to be available on MKTTOOLS. Could you look into getting the following files on this BBS: APPCMVS1 APPCMVS2 right on through APPCMVS9. Thanks for your help Dave Ferrey - Bethlehem Steel Corp - Bethlehem PA ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:40:54 on 92/06/01 GMT (by TWA1089 at OS2CUST) Subject: DRIVER FOR IOMEGA 44MB INTERNAL BERNOULLI Is there a driver for the Iomega 44MB internal Bernoulli disk drive? Presently unable to use Bernoulli with OS/2. Logan ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 11:01:20 on 92/06/03 GMT (by 8GIBBONS at WINVMC) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 08:17:21 on 92/06/05 GMT (by 8GIBBONS at WINVMC) Deleted by 8GIBBONS at WINVMC ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:52:56 on 92/06/03 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 22:01:54 on 92/06/04 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8) Deleted by Stephen Poole ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:28:34 on 92/06/05 GMT (by RBH8052 at OS2CUST) Subject: Disk Fragmentation Is there any type of software available for OS/2 similar to Nortons Speed Disk? Bob Hayes Marshalls ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 20:37:50 on 92/06/05 GMT (by XXBCHY11 at TORVMCOP) Subject: PM drivers for Xerox 4045 & 4030 My customer has at leat 300 of these units throughout his organization. OS/2 2.0 will not have any real chance of succeeding unless I have the necessary drivers. Customer is BC Hydro. I have notified the local IBM branch as well. Can anyone help ? Please ?????? Regards, Joe Smeets WESTECH Information Systems Inc. Vancouver, BC, Canada (604) 663-2795 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 01:52:09 on 92/06/06 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: Disk Fragmentation Ref: Append at 15:28:34 on 92/06/05 GMT (by RBH8052 at OS2CUST) Bob, Check out the Gamma-tech utilities. 405-359-1219 Mike Long Iowa State Univ. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:07:48 on 92/06/08 GMT (by WLPD007 at OS2CUST) Subject: Carbon Copy/PC Anywhere for OS/2? Ref: Append at 00:18:57 on 92/05/26 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST) What happens when you try to run your DOS version of Carbon Copy in an OS/2 DOS session? How do you have your OS/2 DOS session set up? John Arbuckle ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:09:45 on 92/06/09 GMT (by 70664130 at EHONE) Subject: Story Board Live. Since October I'm at Bordeaux university to learn Productic and Industrial Informatique. I've a presentation of my work to do for the final examen. For this I need Story Board Live, but can't offer me this product and my IBM departement does't have this product. Is There anyone who could send me a copy ? Thanks in advance Pierre Boulesteix at Bordeaux ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:13:57 on 92/06/09 GMT (by Z77JAC at BETASVM2) Subject: Story Board Live. Ref: Append at 18:09:45 on 92/06/09 GMT (by 70664130 at EHONE) Pierre, you should ask this type of question on the internal forums, not on the external customer forums (type CFORUM). Jerry Case ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:07:09 on 92/06/10 GMT (by ANEIHAUS at BOSTON) Subject: Disk Fragmentation Ref: Append at 15:28:34 on 92/06/05 GMT (by RBH8052 at OS2CUST) Bob, if you run HPFS, there's NO NEED for a Speed Disk. If you run FAT, DO NOT USE Speed Disk as it can destroy the EA's used by the Workplace Shell Alex. Neihaus Architect New England End User Systems Practice 617-638-1144 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:16:26 on 92/06/10 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Disk Fragmentation Ref: Append at 13:07:09 on 92/06/10 GMT (by ANEIHAUS at BOSTON) >>>>If you run FAT, DO NOT USE Speed Disk as it can destroy the >>>>EA's used by the Workplace Shell With FAT I used to boot DOS and run the Norton SpeedDisk (V4.5) and I NEVER had any problems in the last 2-3 years. ******************************************** BUT! Run the OS/2 version of CHKDSK /F first! Boot from the install disk, ESC out, and run it from floppy. ***************************** ************************************** WARNING! This is for 1.x , I haven't tested with 2.0!! I used to change ALL system,hidden, attributes to compress-defragment the EA DATA. SF too. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 20:59:20 on 92/06/10 GMT (by MDENNIS at OS2CUST) Subject: Software Availability Ref: Append at 15:35:15 on 92/06/01 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) VENDOR would be extremely useful to us. Our Marketing Rep. has been unable to find this file on the MKTTOOLS disk. When might it be available on this BBS MIchael Dennis Mobil Oil Corporation Fairfax, VA ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:19:48 on 92/06/10 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: Software Availability Ref: Append at 20:59:20 on 92/06/10 GMT (by MDENNIS at OS2CUST) I'm not quite sure when VENDOR will be available here. I have requested it but it currently isn't available for distribution. Apparently there are a few issues that have to be finalized before it can be released (that's why it's not on MKTTOOLS either). I talked to the owner of the program last week and I also sent him a note this morning asking the status. Nothing yet, but I'll keep bugging them until I get an answer. Brent Allen - IBM OS/2 Base Services Support ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 00:06:04 on 92/06/11 GMT (by WZ00537 at OS2CUST) Subject: CDocumentation on OS/2 2.0 Disk Caching? Can you give me a coherrent explanation of the various disk caching parameters used by OS/2 2.0 (CACHE, DISKCACHE and IFS). Which affect FAT and which affect HPFS? Several have Lazy Write options. Which ones work together? The on-line documentation is not very helpfull in this area. Any help that you can give me would be appreciated. Bill Zack ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 01:17:55 on 92/06/11 GMT (by IL26761 at OS2CUST) Subject: Software Availability Ref: Append at 23:19:48 on 92/06/10 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Sounds like another of the snafus that just seem to abound with the OS/2 marketing effort. Advertize something and then find out weither it can be distributed or not. Jack Hiatt MARC-Life Atlanta Ga. P*hxft68a ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 02:18:32 on 92/06/11 GMT (by IRV at BCRVMPC1) Subject: CDocumentation on OS/2 2.0 Disk Caching? Ref: Append at 00:06:04 on 92/06/11 GMT (by WZ00537 at OS2CUST) IFS installs the HPFS installable files system, usually the first OPTIONAL line in CONFIG.SYS (NOT needed if HPFS is not active or if you do NOT intend to use it). It has it's CACHE size on the line. It does a LAZY WRITE. For more specifics, in an OS2 Session enter HELP IFS, then select IFS(HPFS.IFS) by double clicking on that hyperlinked text with the mouse. You can also enter HELP CACHE for the CACHE info that is on the RUN= line for the HPFS CACHE (you can also execute this command) DISKCACHE is for the FAT file system. For specifics, in the OS2 Session enter HELP DISKCACHE. LW on that line control LAZY WRITE for the FAT. To me the online help is clear, what do you think we need to clear up? Irv Spalten BPC Technical Interface Group, Boca Raton FL ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:05:47 on 92/06/11 GMT (by G1235 at OS2CUST) Subject: Is there a "PACK" program available? We are planning to install OS2 2.0 on clients machines using the IBM LAN Client/Server solution as documented in OS/2 Version 2.0 Remote Installation and Maintenance (GG24-3780). This process builds the OS/2 system on a client's machine from OS/2 installation disk "images" stored on a LAN server. This process works great for the base install. However, we are now facing the problem of pre-application of "fixes" (such as the 6 or so currently avail. via this BBS) to the installation disk "images". Our goal is to minimize the amount of time and effort it takes to install 2.0 base, ES, and LS, along with the current maintenance. IBM provides the UNPACK program to install packed files from the install diskettes. I am looking for a program to repack the files back onto the installation disk "images" so that when the client's OS2 2.0 system is built it already has all current maintenance applied. This capability will save our "installers" thousands of hours over the next year as we rollout 2.0. If it is IBM's intent to provide OS/2 fixes individually to supplement the CSD process, I feel a "PACK" mechanism is required for customers using Remote Installation. Thanks for your help. Weiman Kissinger GPU Service ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:52:08 on 92/06/11 GMT (by LJCARLS at MSPVMIC1) Subject: Is there an OS/2 driver for the 3 button Logitech Mouse? I have a customer that is using a DOS Forms Application that requires the use of the Logitech 3 button mouse. They are very interested in migrating to an OS/2 2.0 environment, however, in an OS/2 2.0 environment, only 2 buttons on the 3 button mouse function. The Logitech Support Line has given me various answers on this, ranging from yes - we're working on an OS/2 driver right now; to no - there are no plans to ever develop an OS/2 driver. There appears to be an APAR (PJ04415) listed for this on ASKQ, but evidently there is no fix available yet. If anyone can provide information on this it would be greatly appreciated!! Lori J. Carlson MSPVMIC1(LJCARLS) T/L 653-6462 612/397-6462 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:11:40 on 92/06/11 GMT (by WLPD007 at OS2CUST) Subject: Carbon Copy/PC Anywhere for OS/2? Ref: Append at 00:18:57 on 92/05/26 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST) According to someone on the IBM National Support BB, Remote2 from Crosstalk, PCAnywhere from Norton, & HyperAccess5 all work - only HyperAcess 5 allows allows DOS and OS/2 access for the remote. John Arbuckle ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:47:02 on 92/06/11 GMT (by MCMILLAN at RALVM18) Subject: Is there a "PACK" program available? Ref: Append at 17:05:47 on 92/06/11 GMT (by G1235 at OS2CUST) The PACK program is available in the OS/2 V2 Toolkit. I don't know if it might also be available via some other means. Mark McMillan ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:49:55 on 92/06/12 GMT (by WLPD007 at OS2CUST) Subject: Carbon Copy/PC Anywhere for OS/2? Ref: Append at 00:18:57 on 92/05/26 GMT (by IL48722 at OS2CUST) I just saw an ad for a product from Microformatic called Remote/PM. Their number is (203) 644-1708. John Arbuckle ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:11:26 on 92/06/12 GMT (by AAAF156 at OS2CUST) Subject: LPT4 - LPT9 Printer Port Support OS/2 V2 I have an OS/2 1.3 application which redirects print to other TRN-attached node s using NetBios and the Device Monitor api's. I'm in need of a driver to suppor t ports LPT4 - LPT9 for OS/2 V2. Donald W. Daniels, Firemans Fund Insurance Company (415) 492-5724. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:39:08 on 92/06/12 GMT (by 86693596 at WARVM2) Subject: Diagrams for inclusion in Bookmaster document I am in the process of documenting an application and would like to create a flow chart of the modules in the application. This flow chart needs to be included in the Bookmaster document. I have access to Lotus Freelance, but am not sure how to convert Freelance files to a PSEG or other Bookmaster-suitable format. Can anyone suggest a way to do this or a more suitable tool for creating these flow charts? Andrew Agerbak, EAS Product Support, Brentford, UK ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:12:20 on 92/06/12 GMT (by SBSTBE4 at OS2CUST) Subject: Using OS/2 HP plotter to accept GDDM plots We have several OS/2 machines with HP plotters. We also have MVS and GDDM that uses HP plotters attached to a 3174 with IDEX box to accept GDDM plots. With OS/2 print manager and Communications Manager token ring attached, does any kn ow if I can use a 3270 session defined a VTAM printer and have GDDM send plots to the OS/2 attached printer succesfully? john r Miranda ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:01:59 on 92/06/12 GMT (by XXTCAN01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Using OS/2 HP plotter to accept GDDM plots Ref: Append at 17:12:20 on 92/06/12 GMT (by SBSTBE4 at OS2CUST) You should be able to accomplish this with no problems using GDDM/OS2 link Bob Turner Transport Canada ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 09:29:42 on 92/06/15 GMT (by 62449000 at EHONE) Subject: Light pen. We are looking for a light pen device. I know this may appear as old-fashoned equipment, but it is asked for in an RFP. Can someone suggest some vendors, or is there a better forum to inquire about this subject. Also, can you think of closely resembling alternatives? Thanks in advance. Fran½ois Lauwers. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:26:02 on 92/06/15 GMT (by MCMILLAN at RALVM18) Subject: Light pen. Ref: Append at 09:29:42 on 92/06/15 GMT (by 62449000 at EHONE) If you are using OS/2 Comm Manager then the CM Mouse Support product can emulate a lightpen with the mouse. You can define either mouse button to be the 'lightpen' button (and use the other button for some other host function). The only difference between this and a 'real' light pen is that with a real pen you can click the tip of the pen and the detectable fields will be highlighted (the 327x terminals used a bright horizontal line through the fields). Using CMMouse there is no way the user can "see" what fields are detectable. Mark McMillan ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:12:15 on 92/06/15 GMT (by XXBCHY11 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Deleting printer drivers I am trying to delete any reference to an HP IIIP on my OS2 2.0 system without much success. When I go to my printer object and review the drivers accociated with it, it will not let me delete the HP Laserjet IIIP driver. Currently, the following drivers are installed on this system HP IIP, Null driver, HP IIIP. I have nor run into this before. The applications I use on this machine is IEF and ADW. (BTW these 1.3 apps don't function to well under 2.0 and printing is a real hassle because the apps appear to want to control it. Any notes on IEF and ADW would be appreciated as well. Regards, Joe Smeets WESTECH Information Systems Inc. Vancouver, BC, Canada (604) 663-2795 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:34:49 on 92/06/15 GMT (by XXINDL06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 Based Communication Products I'm interested in adding an OS/2 based communications server to a Novell LAN. The comm. server must provide both inbound and outbound communica- tions and utilize a pooled modem concept with dynamic allocation of modems, for either inbound or outbound, as required on demand. To start, the comm. sever should be able to handle 5 to 10, 9600 baud modems. Are there any products that meet these requirements? Currently, 6 cubix cards running under DOS, with Procomm and Carbon copy, are used. J. Kowalewski Indal Limited, Toronto, 416-747-6922 indl006 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:04:58 on 92/06/15 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1) Subject: Light pen. Ref: Append at 13:26:02 on 92/06/15 GMT (by MCMILLAN at RALVM18) ...and in conjunction with touch-screen support, you should be able to use any pen or pencil you like... Dave ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 04:46:39 on 92/06/16 GMT (by MTINKER at SYDVM1) Subject: Catholic Bible A customer (PS/2 based) is looking for the Equivalent of the Mac Bible Version 2 program or similar that includes Deutrocanonicals and Apocrapha. (sorry if the spelling is wrong) Any Ideas? preference of DOS version Murray Tinker ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:43:51 on 92/06/16 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) Subject: LPT4 - LPT9 Printer Port Support OS/2 V2 Ref: Append at 16:11:26 on 92/06/12 GMT (by AAAF156 at OS2CUST) The base operating system supports LPT ports through 9. However, your printer in Settings->Output Port will only display the first three. Unless you 1. alter your inisys.rc file adding the appropriate additional PM_SPOOLER_PORT lines. 2. regen your os2sys.ini file. There is also a "C" program example in one of the "red" books for changing the settings via APIs. If you are working on a network that is supports the "LAN aware shell' you don't even have to worry about printer ports in many cases. You take a "network printer" template and drop it on your desk, tell it the Network path to the printer and you can send print files to it w/o assigning a port. And you can assign a port by clicking with the secondary mouse button on the network printer icon and selecting "Assign port..." Or you can do it the old fashioned way at the command line "net use lpt7 ..." or 'capture ... l=7 ...". From my way of thinking, however, there should be a way of adding lpt ports to a printer's "settings" w/o regenerating an ini file or writing a "C" program. Matt Hickman, Chevron Matt@bhice.hou130.chevron.com ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:01:42 on 92/06/16 GMT (by WZ00582 at OS2CUST) Subject: Screen Capture for PM Is anyone aware of a screen capture utility available for OS/2 2.0 which would capture the screen image to file for later use? We often need to capture screen images for preparing documentation and have yet to find a good utility for this in 2.0 Tom Drolet, Manugistics Inc. Rockville MD. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:28:11 on 92/06/16 GMT (by WLPD007 at OS2CUST) Subject: Screen Capture for PM Ref: Append at 15:01:42 on 92/06/16 GMT (by WZ00582 at OS2CUST) At the most base level, the printer object can be set to have prints go to a file. It is in your settings for the printer object. In addition, there is a product by Dyna Link called Clip'nSave that can save to a file (.met, .bmp, .tif, etc). They are located in Kirkland, Quebec. Another one is PrntScrn by Mitnor Software. They allow capture to a file one of which can be a WordPerfect (WPG) file. They are located in Broken Arrow, OK. Dyna Link (514) 630-7663 Mitnor (918) 357-1628 John Arbuckle ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:59:15 on 92/06/17 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Deleting printer drivers Ref: Append at 19:12:15 on 92/06/15 GMT (by XXBCHY11 at TORVMCOP) Joe, Ernst & Young doesn't recommend to move to the 5050 level(1.30.2) with ADW due to printing problems. The GA code is the 32 bit version of the 5050 level (at least in compatibility), so I'm not surprised that there are problems with ADW 1.60.2 . The next ADW 1.7x.x will be suppor- ted on 2.0 base (coming in July-Aug). Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:11:33 on 92/06/18 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) Subject: Procom SCSI Enabler drivers I installed a Procom SCSI enabler card after installing OS/2 2.0. And I have it working in a booted DOS environment, using DOS drivers? Are Procom SCSI cards supported by the base level drivers? If not, are there divers available elsewhere? Would these drivers be on a Device Driver support diskette and would I use ddinstal to install them? Thanks Matt Hickman, Chevron Matt@bhice.hou130.chevron.com ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:19:55 on 92/06/18 GMT (by Z77JAC at BETASVM2) Subject: Procom SCSI Enabler drivers Ref: Append at 13:11:33 on 92/06/18 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST) I believe that the only OEM SCSI adapters with specific drivers in OS2 2.0 are particular controllers produced by either Future Domain or Adaptec. (See the GA README for details) There is also a supplied generic driver (IBMINT13.I13) which supports some controller/drive combinations at the BIOS interrupt level which may work with your PROCOM card. Jerry Case, TEAMOS2 Bethesda, MD ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 01:58:09 on 92/06/19 GMT (by CBIS039 at OS2CUST) Subject: Does OS2 1.3.02 HAVE GENERIC DRIVERS FOR PLOTTERS (no text entered) ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 03:15:16 on 92/06/19 GMT (by XXBCHY11 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Deleting printer drivers Ref: Append at 15:59:15 on 92/06/17 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Thank Geza. I'll pass the information on. Regards, Joe Smeets WESTECH Information Systems Inc. Vancouver, BC, Canada (604) 663-2795 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 10:42:35 on 92/06/23 GMT (by IL80712 at OS2CUST) Subject: Virus Checker for OS/2 Does anyone know of a virus checker that will run under OS/2? I am looking for one that can handle HPFS and can be run from an OS/2 command prompt. Christine Olson, Michigan Bulb Company, Grand Rapids MI ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 11:43:31 on 92/06/23 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Virus Checker for OS/2 Ref: Append at 10:42:35 on 92/06/23 GMT (by IL80712 at OS2CUST) IBM has one, VIRSCAN, though it has a few limitations (doesn't automatically check DLLs, not EAs). You SE or Marketing Rep can give you details. The latest version is 2.2.2. Michael Harper - Cdn Depository for Securities, Ltd ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:51:50 on 92/06/23 GMT (by BARNOLD at YKTVMH) Subject: Virus Checker for OS/2 Ref: Append at 11:43:31 on 92/06/23 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP) IBM's VIRSCAN is a "virus scanner", i.e. it scans for known viruses. No viruses known to us infect .DLL files or extended attributes, so there is currently no good reason to scan them for viruses. (You can tell VIRSCAN to scan .DLL files with a command line switch, if you want to.) Bill Arnold ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 20:23:26 on 92/06/23 GMT (by GAGE at DALVM41B) Subject: Is there a "PACK" program available? Ref: Append at 17:05:47 on 92/06/11 GMT (by G1235 at OS2CUST) May I suggest you investigate LAN INstallation Utility/2 (LIU/2) with your IBM SE or rep. It may have some capabilities that will be of interest to you. By the way LIU/2 also contains the PACK utility that is the counterpart of OS/2's UNPACK utility. Chris Gage ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:41:41 on 92/06/23 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Is there a "PACK" program available? Ref: Append at 17:05:47 on 92/06/11 GMT (by G1235 at OS2CUST) The Toolkit contains the PACK utility. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 07:55:29 on 92/06/24 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 17:50:17 on 92/05/18 GMT (by JJIN033 at OS2CUST) WALT, or someone I followed your excellant instructions for getting the HP Scanjet + to work with OS/2. I had to add one more step though, had to MEM_EXCLUDE_REGIONS to CC000-CFFFF to get mine to work O.K. We are also using HP's Deskscan II and Wordscan Plus 1.1 from Celara. I have one question, mostly concerning Celara and scanning a stack of papers in the background. We have a PS/2 70-B21 (486) with the Scanjet + and HP interface card set at the CC000 and 268. If I set up a stack of papers to go, and then switch away from the WINOS2 session, the scanning is stopped cold? We are running full screen WINOS2 (because of XGA adapter) and I have set DOS_BACKGROUND_EXECUTION = ON HW_COM = ON ? HW_TIMER = ON IDLE_SECONDS = 60 IDLE_SENSITIVITY = 100 VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP = OFF VIDEO_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION = ON Anyone with any ideas on how to keep this processing going on in the background Has anyone tried this in seemless Windows? Thanks in advance Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:50:40 on 92/06/24 GMT (by IL80712 at OS2CUST) Subject: Virus Checker for OS/2 Ref: Append at 15:51:50 on 92/06/23 GMT (by BARNOLD at YKTVMH) Michael & Bill, Thanks much for the info - I'll talk to my IBM rep. Christine Olson, Michigan Bulb Company, Grand Rapids MI ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:28:06 on 92/06/24 GMT (by IL78568 at OS2CUST) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 07:55:29 on 92/06/24 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Look in the Master Help Index under "display adapter support for DOS and Windows programs". There seem to be certain graphics modes and/or adapter combinations which result in background execution being suspended. I don't know if these restrictions are temporary or long-term. Hope this helps. Brooks McNeely - Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:33:30 on 92/06/25 GMT (by TXEC013 at OS2CUST) Subject: A method/tool to force logoff of LAN requesters from server We currently force logoffs of CICS users after 30 minutes of no activity and TSO users after 15 minutes of no activity. Although there are parameters which can be adjusted (such as "autodisconnect", "keepcon", "keepsearch", and "sesstimeout") in the IBMLAN.INI file, there appears to us to be no method we can use to actually logoff the user. We want the user to have to go through the logon procedure once they have been swept, not simply reacquire resources. We are currently using 1.3 on our biggest LAN, with 2.0 installed on our test LAN and our newest production LAN. We would also like to be able to modify the logon screen with messages to users. Some of these messages would be updated as business conditions warrant, others would be static, warning users of their responsibilities under law, regulation, and procedure. Bruce Bachert, Texas Employment Commission, Austin TX (512)463-2266 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:54:09 on 92/06/25 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 18:28:06 on 92/06/24 GMT (by IL78568 at OS2CUST) Thanks Brooks I will try toggling the VIDEO_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION to off. Maybe I am expecting a little tto much from OS/2. I think I am quite happy we able to even use th is program at all. Thanks, Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:41:46 on 92/06/25 GMT (by JJIN033 at OS2CUST) Subject: Carbon Copy/PC Anywhere for OS/2? Ref: Append at 15:07:48 on 92/06/08 GMT (by WLPD007 at OS2CUST) Hilgraeve just came out with a "Work in Progress" document for a new product that they are calling KopyKat. I saw a demo of the product at the PS/2 Forum in New York City. It's a graphical OS/2 remote control package, and they say it will be available this year. You'll need 9600 bps modems on each side to make the thing work correctly, but from what I saw, it looked great - Full PM and mouse support - Just like you were sitting at the local PC. Hilgraeve's telephone number is (313) 243-0576. BTW, I've been using their HyperAccess 5 product under OS/2 for several years. Version 2.0 allows you to run OS/2 as a remote, but you can't run PM. HyperAccess 5 is a great product for Async Communications under OS/2 (and DOS). Hope this answers your question. Regards.. Walt Kapica J&J Walt Kapica Johnson & Johnson ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:46:37 on 92/06/26 GMT (by XXHAYM01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Carbon Copy/PC Anywhere for OS/2? Ref: Append at 21:41:46 on 92/06/25 GMT (by JJIN033 at OS2CUST) Can one run a DOS app (character mode) remotely using HA5? There is a shareware product called OS2YOU that allows this, but requires the DOS session to be in the foreground at the OS/2 station, which doesn't meet my needs. Tom Koschate Hay Management Consultants (416) 868-1371 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:52:12 on 92/06/26 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 07:55:29 on 92/06/24 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Mike, as I indicated before, I'm running ScanJet Plus on a Mod 80. According to all the OS2 printed documentation, and the on-line documentation, a program will continue to run in background until it requires input from the user, and then will stop and wait. The version of ScanJet software I have reads multiple pages, but stops at the end of the page, waits until I put in a new page, and lets me click so it can go on. Isn't there a setting that you set that says something about "reading unattended" when you have a page feeder? Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 (519) 885-1211 x2204 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:59:02 on 92/06/26 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 15:54:09 on 92/06/25 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Mike, reading this appen made me remember, that I haven't teaked any setting in OS2, just changed the addressing, and put the device line in the config.sys file. I running ScanJet icon from the desktop in a "seamless window" letting OS2 do it thing - consequently the ScanJet works like it was designed to work in OS2! Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 (519) 885-1211 x2204 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:42:55 on 92/06/29 GMT (by XXFRID01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: CICS and CICS OS/2 ISTHERE going to be a CICS forum, and ISTHERE a way of requesting one? (I don't know where else I can ask these). I am an IBM Software Special- ist, marketing these products (and several other CICS-related products) in the Toronto area, and would like a forum for my customers, that may as well be international and open to any other CICS users. Geoff Fridd, IBM Software Specialist (CICS) ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 05:37:09 on 92/06/30 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: HP ScanJet Plus & OS2 2.0 Ref: Append at 23:59:02 on 92/06/26 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) THANKS ELLIOT, WE WOULD BE RUNNING IT IN SEEMLESS ALSO EXCEPT WE HAVE AN XGA ADAPTER. SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED TO WAIT FOR SEEMLESS XGA. TO IBM DESCION MAKERS - A REQUEST TO PLEASE RELEASE THE JUNE CSD ASAP THANKS AGAIN, Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:00:16 on 92/06/30 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) Subject: CICS and CICS OS/2 Ref: Append at 19:42:55 on 92/06/29 GMT (by XXFRID01 at TORVMCOP) We would be interested in a CICS OS/2 Forum. In light of CICS OS/2 as a tool to implement client/server, cooperative and distributed applications (via function shipping, transaction routing, and distributed program link), a CICS OS/2 Forum would certainly be appreciated. Bob Franklin Illinois Power Company ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:05:31 on 92/06/30 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 DBM and DDCS/2 I know that there is a Database Manager Forum, but ISTHERE or will there be a separate forum for DDCS/2? ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:39:34 on 92/06/30 GMT (by DCLARK at MSNVM2) Subject: A method/tool to force logoff of LAN requesters from server Ref: Append at 13:33:30 on 92/06/25 GMT (by TXEC013 at OS2CUST) Since the features that you described are not part of an existing function(s) of the OS/2 Requester or Server, then I have a suggestion. The OS/2 LAN Manager includes some APIs that can be very useful to you. I believe that you can write a program that does exactly what you want, install it on every user's machine (as part of STARTUP.CMD possibly). Use your custom program for your user's to logon and logoff. Then, whenever the user logs on, start a thread that watches the keyboard queue periodically. If no activity, then the program could automatically log the user off. Could this be of use to you? If so, try the OS2LAN forum. David K. Clark - Westlake Programming Laboratory ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:56:14 on 92/07/02 GMT (by XXCTBY02 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Print driver for IBM 3852-2 colour inkjet printer Is there an OS/2 2.0 print driver available for an IBM 3852-2 colour inkjet printer or what might provide at least basic functions with it? Norm Brown City of Thunder Bay (807) 625-2222 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:00:49 on 92/07/03 GMT (by XXTSEX01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Questions regarding EEHLLAPI, OS/2 and VM/XA. I plan to write a C program with EEHLLAPI, to get data from a VM/XA session, which would be in an OS/2 window. The IBM PC 3270 Emulation Program Manual says that I need IBM C 1.0 . Does this C compiler work with OS/2?, Can I use any other 3rd. party C compiler like Borland or Zortech, etc.? -ps The above application would pass VM/XA data to other windows.\ Thanks, Victor Reano, TSE, Canada. (416)947-4777 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 20:24:38 on 92/07/03 GMT (by UST1013 at OS2CUST) Subject: Asynch OS/2 LAN Requester Driver Is there a set of drivers that support a dial-up OS/2 LAN Requester to connect to LAN Server 2.0? I am not looking for a CARBON COPY type solution, but real asynch LAN requester support. I am told that this is a feature of both BANYAN VINES and NOVELL Servers. Michal Pooley, US Trust Co NY,NY (212) 420-6455 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:50:29 on 92/07/03 GMT (by HNDERSON at AUSVM8) Subject: Print driver for IBM 3852-2 colour inkjet printer Ref: Append at 18:56:14 on 92/07/02 GMT (by XXCTBY02 at TORVMCOP) Norm, Yes there is a 3852 driver its available from the Atlanta, and the LexMark BBS, (there are various other printer drive there also). These drivers are really from the OS/2 1.3.x level but should work on Version 2.0. I don't know if the one you are asking for will meet your needs but give it a try. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:09:34 on 92/07/03 GMT (by XXINSY35 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Asynch OS/2 LAN Requester Driver Ref: Append at 20:24:38 on 92/07/03 GMT (by UST1013 at OS2CUST) Try Token Technology, Inc. They have a package called RemoteVision which routes LAN type protocols as well as 3270 and APPC over asynch lines. I think this package is designed precisely for what you want to do. Note : It apparently works with OS/2 2.0. It requires IBM's 16/4A TR adapter in the "host" pc. Denis Tsai/Tech. Consultant/Investors Group ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:11:41 on 92/07/03 GMT (by XXINSY35 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Asynch OS/2 LAN Requester Driver Ref: Append at 20:24:38 on 92/07/03 GMT (by UST1013 at OS2CUST) Sorry in advance : Token Techology Inc. 1265 Montecito Ave. Suite 101 Mt. View, CA 94043 (415) 965-8607 Note : Haven't tried this package due to specific TR adapter requirement Denis Tsai/Tech. Consultant/Investors Group ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:36:55 on 92/07/06 GMT (by DAVIDM at RALVMA) Subject: Questions regarding EEHLLAPI, OS/2 and VM/XA. Ref: Append at 19:00:49 on 92/07/03 GMT (by XXTSEX01 at TORVMCOP) MS C 6.0 will work. We have an application that exchanges data with a VM HPO host in a duplex fashion that uses the EHLLAPI of ES 1.0. I would hope that any C compiler would work, granted there might be some changes that need to be made to accomodate the language dialect. If you are using the EHLLAPI examples, please note the compiler switches required. I think it is the -z (for MS) to force alignment of data types on a byte boundary. Be very careful in reading the ES 1.0 documentation, as there are some errors describing the interface, such as byte x contains a word ... David Miller ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:27:49 on 92/07/06 GMT (by WZ00594 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 1.X to OS/2 2.0 application development porting aids Does anyone know of a porting tool which would facilitate the porting of 16-bit applications written using Microsoft C6.0/Toolkit 1.21 under OS/2 1.x to IBM C Set/2 under OS/2 2.0? Such an aid might use a knowledge base to assist in chang ing 1.x API calls to 2.0 API calls. Arguments for such calls would either be changed automatically, or semiautomatically via suggestions. Is this just a fantasy or does such a thing exist? Dave Morehead ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:44:32 on 92/07/06 GMT (by WEEKS at AUSVM2) Subject: Questions regarding EEHLLAPI, OS/2 and VM/XA. Ref: Append at 19:00:49 on 92/07/03 GMT (by XXTSEX01 at TORVMCOP) I asked an EHLLAPI developer about this. His response follows: Craig, It does sound like he is planning to write to the DOS/WINOS2 environments. PC 3270 Emulation is an IBM DOS/WINOS2 (separate products but written for both) product. If this is the case, it shouldn't matter what compiler he uses. The concern would be if he is trying to write to the WINOS2 environment, our EHLLAPI VDD is not currently working for that environment. Work is in progress (PMR 1X905) to add support for WINOS2, but probably won't be ready for some time. The EHLLAPI VDD does support DOS HLLAPI applications, but we generally recommend new development be performed for the OS/2 environment. (Unless he is doing something like communicating with other windows applications which is what it sounds like he wants to do.) Craig Weeks OS/2 Application Development Center Austin, Texas ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:53:58 on 92/07/06 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 17:56:28 on 92/07/06 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Deleted by Geza Szivos ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 20:02:02 on 92/07/06 GMT (by XXCTBY02 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Print driver for IBM 3852-2 colour inkjet printer Ref: Append at 21:50:29 on 92/07/03 GMT (by HNDERSON at AUSVM8) Thanks I will get it and give it a try. Norm Brown City of Thunder Bay (807) 625-2222 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:06:13 on 92/07/07 GMT (by UST1013 at OS2CUST) Subject: Asynch OS/2 LAN Requester Driver Ref: Append at 22:11:41 on 92/07/03 GMT (by XXINSY35 at TORVMCOP) Denis, Thanks for the info. I am running a private (at home) LAN using Ethernet. However, I also have a Token-ring card for my Server. This product does just what I need, although it does cost a lot extra, about $1k plus modems. If I can get a evaluation or bite the bullet, I will let you know how it works. Michal Pooley, US Trust Co NY,NY (212) 420-6455 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 20:09:44 on 92/07/07 GMT (by FPL1BIT at OS2CUST) Subject: Search Services Is there a search service on this BBS? I reported a problem to IBM and was given a PMR number and told to use the BBS serarch service to track it. HOW? Thanks, BIT ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:12:45 on 92/07/07 GMT (by IL57123 at OS2CUST) Subject: Need profiling tool Anyone, We are looking for a tool that will provide us with execution statistics about our code, showing how much each line or block of C code is executed. We are looking for such a profiling utility so that we can perform time optimizations. Does anyone know of any utilities to do this under OS/2? Our code is written in C and runs in PM. Any comments, leads, ideas contacts etc would be greatly appriceated. Thanks. Brian Jones ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:39:29 on 92/07/07 GMT (by IL57123 at OS2CUST) Subject: Looking for Software Testing tools Anyone, We are looking for OS/2 and/or Windows tools (but mostly OS/2) that will help us in testing our PM applications. Specificly, a tool that would be able to analyize and determine what source code has or has not been tested. We employ unit testing procedures with the aim of performing a basis path plus test. It often hapens however that sections of code are missed due to human error. While there are testing tools that aim at executing the contrived test case designed by the engineer, we have not been able to find any tools that actualy report what part of the C source code was exersized by the test. Does a tool like this exist? Brian Jones, Systems Center ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 10:13:35 on 92/07/08 GMT (by VERSTEEG at UITVM1) Subject: Looking for Software Testing tools Ref: Append at 21:39:29 on 92/07/07 GMT (by IL57123 at OS2CUST) I am not aware of susch a tool, perhaps someone else? One way we once did a similar thing in a C project was to include conditionally code that wrote trace information to a file. If you write it as a C function, that is only included if some test flag is turned on, then imbedding calls to it in your source code, isn't that complicated. You can probably do the source code updating with a REXX program. Anton Versteeg - ESAT PWS CoC Uithoorn, NL *** GO OS/2 2.0 *** ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:50:51 on 92/07/08 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8) Subject: Search Services Ref: Append at 20:09:44 on 92/07/07 GMT (by FPL1BIT at OS2CUST) The Search Service available depends on how you are getting to the BBS. The dial-in "direct" users have a Search Service on the first menu presented. This is an IBMLink search of APAR, TECHQA, FLASHES, and Bulletin libraries on IBMLink. PMR's are not accessible. If you are an IBMLink WSTC accessing by using the OS2BBS fastpath command, there is no special BBS Search Service. You would use the regular IBMLink Search Service available to you. Most corporate customers using this service do not have access to the PMR's either. There is a different IBMLink interface to this BBS for Canadian customers. I am not familiar with its capabilities but I doubt that it would have access to PMR's. I am sorry somebody in support was incorrect about the OS/2 BBS capabilities and misled you. If you will send me an Email note (use F4 in the "Send To" field, then FIND) stating the PMR number or the person you talked to, I will make sure s/he understands. Stephen Poole OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:07:06 on 92/07/08 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8) Subject: CICS and CICS OS/2 Ref: Appended at 19:42:55 on 92/06/29 GMT (by XXFRID01 at TORVMCOP) Append at 16:00:16 on 92/06/30 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) Sorry I am a bit late responding to this. This is an OS/2 BBS and a forum on mainframe CICS would be inappropriate. There are plans to have other BBS's set up much like this one for other major IBM products. Contact me offline through Email for some contacts. A CICS-OS/2 customer forum is a possibility if enough customers express an interest. I would suggest posting the request in the OS2BBS forum and ask for other customers to express their opinions. Since the customer interface is a little difficult to use (improvements coming), we are trying to keep the number of forums small and have forums that appeal to a majority of the BBS users. Another requirement before a CICS-OS/2 customer forum could exist is that someone or some group within IBM would need to commit to "owning" the forum and monitoring/responding to customer appends. Any volunteers out there in IBM land? Stephen Poole OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:35:54 on 92/07/08 GMT (by FPL1BIT at OS2CUST) Subject: Search Services Ref: Append at 12:50:51 on 92/07/08 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8) The persons name is Terah Sterns and the PMR# is 6X755. P.S. I did not know what you meant by entering PF4 in the SEND TO field and then find. I am a neophyte OS2BBS user and cannot find or do not know a lot of things on this resource. The documentation for this BBS is a one sided page just showing the current BBS topics available. Thanks BIT :-) ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:55:15 on 92/07/08 GMT (by DYOST at LEXVMK) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 14:49:28 on 92/07/08 GMT (by DYOST at LEXVMK) Subject: Looking for Software Testing tools Ref: Append at 21:39:29 on 92/07/07 GMT (by IL57123 at OS2CUST) There is a tool on OS2TOOLS that does code coverage that you may try. The name is EXMAP. EXMAP will code map testcases compiled with C/2, MS 6.0 (16 bit), MASM, PL/X-86, and the 32 bit compiler C Set/2. EXMAP requires OS/2 2.0 installed on a 386 or higher machine. 8M is the recommended minimum memory requirement to keep the swapping down and the performance hit to be minimal. It does provide an annotated listing with the source showing which lines were executed. There is a forum on IBMPC called EXMAP forum for questions about the tool. | Please note, that this tool is an IBM Internal Use Only tool. | Any use by external customers must be approved by the appropriate | IBM legal department. | | However, you may find a situation that an IBM CE may be authorized | to use the tool for a customer to achieve to desired reports. | The CE should contact their local legal department for authorization | if there is any doubt. Dean Yost tl/545-4918 Tools Support ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:33:00 on 92/07/08 GMT (by V$ISTEAR at AUSVM8) Subject: Search Services Ref: Append at 13:35:54 on 92/07/08 GMT (by FPL1BIT at OS2CUST) Please check your problem reply again. The search services were only suggested for APAR tracking. Your PMR is the original problem report used for IBM support tracking. The analysts create APARs (Authorized Program Analysis Report) when they suspect a defect in the code. The Search Service allows you to follow any actions taken by the analysts. To use EMAIL on the BBS: 1) to ADD COMMENTS to your Problem Description: Open your Problem description, type "e" and hit enter. A pop-down menu will appear; choose "Add Comment to item on display". An editor session will appear. Type your response and hit F3 to end edit session. 2) to SEND MAIL: Choose EMAIL (type "e") from any menu with top border menu seletions. Select "Send New Mail" and place cursor on the "To" field. Hit F4 to view UserId list (you may use the Find function by hitting "f" and the enter key). Type in the last name of the user you are looking for and select from the options given. Then proceed to your note entry. Hope this helps. Terah Stearns IBM OS/2 Service and Support, Austin TX ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:12:21 on 92/07/08 GMT (by IL57123 at OS2CUST) Subject: Looking for Software Testing tools Ref: Append at 13:55:15 on 92/07/08 GMT (by DYOST at LEXVMK) Thanks for the info. This tool would definitly meet part of our need. However, being a developer, we would need a full licence to the product as we would use it heavly in our software developemnt efforts. Wild wish: Maybe IBM could publish this tool for indoustry use and/or make it part of the OS/2 developers toolkit. IBM has made a public commitment to the software development process (AD/Cycle). It amazes me that IBM does not take a more aggressive approach to supporting their developers in providing such tools. IBM seems to just rely on putting their name on third party software and calling it their own rather than publishing their own IBM-developed software, which often is far better. Maybe IBM could consider becomming more competitive in the area of software development tool offerings providing something more than a conservative tool set. If only all that time IBM has spent in R&D and technical publishing could be realized in software! Well, food for thought. Thanks. Brian Jones Systems Center, Inc. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:51:18 on 92/07/08 GMT (by XXTSEX01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Questions regarding EEHLLAPI, OS/2 and VM/XA. Ref: Append at 13:36:55 on 92/07/06 GMT (by DAVIDM at RALVMA) Thanks for the info.! Victor Reano, TSE. (416)947-4777 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:52:07 on 92/07/08 GMT (by XXTSEX01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Questions regarding EEHLLAPI, OS/2 and VM/XA. Ref: Append at 16:44:32 on 92/07/06 GMT (by WEEKS at AUSVM2) Thanks a lot! Victor Reano, TSE. (416)947-4777 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:10:41 on 92/07/08 GMT (by XXETEL06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Asynch OS/2 LAN Requester Driver Ref: Append at 19:06:13 on 92/07/07 GMT (by UST1013 at OS2CUST) We have Remotevision onsite and it is presently being evaluated. If you hope to run applications from your server over the asynch link don't set your hopes very high. RemoteVision copies all traffic from the Token Ring network and ships it across the async line. It acts as a bridge; the remote PC looks like another ring on the network. Even with the filters enabled, a lot of traffic will cross your asynch link. This is especially true if you have a lot of netbios or TCP traffic. If you plan to use you server as a file server ONLY then it works OK; just don't expect blinding transfer speeds. Will Ryks Network Specialist - 'ED TEL' Edmonton, Alta. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:54:17 on 92/07/08 GMT (by DICT002 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 Fragmentation Running OS/2 2.0 as a new user do I have to worry about disk fragmemtation. If so is there a utility in OS/2 or do I need a third party product? R. Vonick ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 02:59:35 on 92/07/09 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Search Services Ref: Append at 12:50:51 on 92/07/08 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8) Steve, just so you have somewhat of a view of what we in Canada see when we sign on to IBMLINK: four folders. Each folder has a number of choices, like IConf, ESDTools, TechQ&A, etc. Folders have different content based upon the user's organization and LINK administrator, and access permissions. What you describe is pretty much the story here! Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 (519) 885-1211 x2204 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 05:51:50 on 92/07/09 GMT (by ANDJARN at LDGVM1) Subject: OS/2 Fragmentation Ref: Append at 17:54:17 on 92/07/08 GMT (by DICT002 at OS2CUST) Depends on the file system. If you're running HPFS there's no need, since it's handled automatically. If you're running FAT, it's a different story. You should NOT run the normal Norton SD or PCTools COMPRESS, since they don't know about EAs. cheers, Anders Jarnberg, IBM Nordic Lab, Sweden Inet: andersj@vnet.ibm.com ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:20:30 on 92/07/09 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 Fragmentation Ref: Append at 05:51:50 on 92/07/09 GMT (by ANDJARN at LDGVM1) Anders A small correction. Norton's SpeedDisk (since, at least, V4.5) will not damage EAs. I have used it from 1.2 to 2.0 with no trouble. One can even defrag EA DATA. SF since the EA ptr in a file's directory entry is an offset from the start of the EA file and not an absolute location. Michael Harper - Cdn Depository for Securities, Ltd ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:02:29 on 92/07/09 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 Fragmentation Ref: Append at 12:20:30 on 92/07/09 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP) Michael, You're right. I'm using the SD4.5 (I never upgraded to the buggy-one) I used to defrag the EA DATA. SF and the WP ROOT. SF The EA DATA. SF is REAL fragmented. With the GA code after the dual-boot\Norton SD when I boot up all my icons are lost (Not black,lost) and WPS error (Process 17) but when I reboot again, everything is OK. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 11:39:36 on 92/07/10 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 Fragmentation Ref: Append at 18:02:29 on 92/07/09 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Geza: Hmm. I've never had a problem with Norton's SD with GA. After I installed GA I dual booted to DOS and ran ND 6.01 (runs a LOT faster than 4.5). Everything came up hunkydory! I think Boca is a bunch of HPFS bigots. The way the install process loads files on FAT systems is horrendous. Michael Harper - Cdn Depository for Securities, Ltd ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 11:51:34 on 92/07/10 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 Fragmentation Ref: Append at 18:02:29 on 92/07/09 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Geza: I have just realized that I did not repsond to one of you messages -- i.e. starting CMD.EXE before PMSHELL.EXE. The answer is Yes, and please see message 125 in OS2LAN CFORUM for an example. Michael Harper - Cdn Depository for Securities, Ltd ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 11:58:40 on 92/07/10 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 Fragmentation Ref: Append at 18:02:29 on 92/07/09 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Whoops, that should be message 125 in NETWARE CFORUM Michael Harper - Cdn Depository for Securities, Ltd ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:09:53 on 92/07/10 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 Fragmentation Ref: Append at 11:39:36 on 92/07/10 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP) I was using HPFS with 1.x but I have just 8 meg RAM and less than 120M hard drive, so it is around the limit. (I'm using ES). When Boca finetunes the code I'll change it back. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:30:30 on 92/07/13 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) Subject: IS THERE A SCREEN CAPTURE UTILITY FOR OS/2 VERSION 1.3 IS THERE A RESIDENT SCREEN CAPTURE UTILITY (LIKE THE HIJAAK RPM TSR) THAT CAN B E USED UNDER 1.3 PM MODE? I WOULD LIKE TO SNAP SCREEN IMAGES FOR USE IN A SLIDE SHOW TYPE DEMO SO A FORMAT OF PCX, WPG OR CGM IS OKAY. LOU BREIT, DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:28:21 on 92/07/14 GMT (by A157623 at OS2CUST) Subject: Screen Capture for PM 1.x and 2.0 I have had good luck with a shareware program called CLIP (also now sold commercially). It can save the entire desktop, a frame window or user determined rectangle to several bitmap formats including PCX, EPS and of course BMP. It is on BBSs around here. If you can not find it, let me know. Larry Mason Texas Instruments PS Using the windows capability of 2.0, we can capture the display of a windows program to the clipboard and have it pasted into CLIP. Now we have a common capture/save to disk program across PM and Windows| Way to go IBM| ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:42:56 on 92/07/15 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) Subject: BOOKS ON OS/2 DATABASE MGR HOWDY FOLKS, DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY GOOD BOOKS (FROM QUE, SYBEX OR ANOTHER PUBLISHER) THAT EXPLAIN/INSTRUCT IBM OS/2 DATABASE MANAGER USAGE AND/OR PROGRAMMING. I WILL BE GETTING INVOLVED IN A SUPPORT/DEVELOPMENT SITUATION SHORTLY AND DESPERATELY NEE D A GOOD REFERENCE. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY TO DATE. THANKS!!! LOU LOU BREIT, DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:56:23 on 92/07/15 GMT (by VERSTEEG at UITVM1) Subject: BOOKS ON OS/2 DATABASE MGR Ref: Append at 12:42:56 on 92/07/15 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) There are a couple of books around: 1. Client/Server Programming with OS/2 EE by Robert Orfali and Dan Harkey. Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY Oct 1990, ISBN 0-442-00826-0 Currently based on EE, new version with ES topics and DDCS/2 etc. should be out this month. 2. The IBM OS/2 EE Database Manager by Baker, Banning, Myre. Addison Wesley 1989 - ISBN 0-201-15302-5 A bit older but with some DBM internals. Both books written by IBM'ers. If you have specific questions on DBM, you can always try the OS2DBM CFORUM on this disk/BBS. Anton Versteeg - ESAT PWS CoC Uithoorn, NL *** GO OS/2 2.0 *** ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:43:39 on 92/07/15 GMT (by B at OS2CUST) --- Subject: Screen Capture for PM 1.x and 2.0 Ref: Append at 18:28:21 on 92/07/14 GMT (by A157623 at OS2CUST) Clip can be obtained from: Dynalink Technologies Inc. -------------------------- Box 593 Beaconsfield, Quebec Canada H9W 5V3 (514) 489-3007 You can download it from CompuServe... File Finder IBM Filename : CLIP11.ZIP Forum: IBMSYS Lib: OS/2 Utilities ìS┘ Lib #: 2 Submitter: ì72220,2276┘ 16-Jan-91 Size: 50264 Accesses: 209 Clip 1.1b: Updated version of OS/2 PM clipboard utility to capture all or part of the screen and save as either TIF, EPS, PCX, MSP, bitmap, or metafile. On-line documentation. Handles compression, color and gray shades. Shareware info enclosed. Requires PKUNZIP to unpack. There is also a program called PMCAP.EXE written by Charles Petzold that works well. I'm not sure where it can be obtained from. Brian Jones Systems Center ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:10:33 on 92/07/15 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP) Subject: BOOKS ON OS/2 DATABASE MGR Ref: Append at 12:42:56 on 92/07/15 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) Lou: Here's another one to add to Anton's list: Comprehensive Database Performance for OS/2 2.0's Extended Services Bruce Tate, Tim Malkemus, and Terry Gray (IBM, Austin, TX) Van Nostrand Reinhold, September 1992 IBM Order number G362-0012 "A complete guide to database performance, from database design to optimizing queries, to benchmarking a completed application. Sample benchmarking code, a symptom/response troubleshooting matrix and a list of practical tips and techniques." Michael Harper - Cdn Depository for Securities, Ltd ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:04:45 on 92/07/15 GMT (by IL04688 at OS2CUST) Subject: Run Close-up in OS/2 DOS BOX Is there a way to run "Close-up LAN" in an OS/2 DOS Session to connect to a DOS machine? When I try to run it I get an error message that the Network Driver is not loaded. Any ideas? (I spoke to the vendor and all they would say is th at OS/2 is not a supported environment. Needlesstosay I mentioned that we are a large customer and perfectly willing to look at other vendors if they will no t write for OS/2 2.0.) Leo Tornow ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:25:53 on 92/07/16 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST) Subject: RUN CLOSEUP IN OS2 DOSBOX HI LEO, I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE "NETWORK NOT LOADED" ERROR MESSAGE YOU ARE RECEIVING. I CAN TELL YOU FROM EXPERIENCE WITH CLOSE-UP LAN THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT TO A REMOTE UNIT VIA A BRIDGE PROBLEMS OCCUR FREQUENTLY. SCREEN APPEARS BLANK AND THE REMOTE STATION NEEDS TO BE REBOOTED TO REESTABLISH A LINK. NORTON-LAMBE RT IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT OFFERED LITTLE HELP. TEST IT THOROUGHLY!!! THANKS, LOU LOU BREIT, DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:38:58 on 92/07/16 GMT (by PSC31 at OS2CUST) Subject: X.25 remote access Is anyone aware of software which would either provide or aid us in developing multi-user remote access to OS/2 2.0 via an X.25 link to a public switched data network? No PM support, just text (line-by-line) mode access to a full-screen OS/2 session would be fine. Thanks. Bob Dedrick, Prodigy Services Company (P*HFDD60A) ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 11:34:24 on 92/07/20 GMT (by IL21834 at OS2CUST) Subject: Looking for Software Testing tools Ref: Append at 15:12:21 on 92/07/08 GMT (by IL57123 at OS2CUST) As a result of the discussion here I contacted my IBM SE and obtained a copy of EXMAP. Together we have been using it to test internally developed software; It is a superb program with excellent documentation. Superior in many ways to a "commercial" package available from you know who. It definitely should be a standard offering as part of the development toolset. Ken Prince EI DuPont ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:15:46 on 92/07/21 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) Subject: What were the LAN remote-control and host server shown at PC Expo? At PC Expo, IBM demonstrated two programs that I didn't get the names of. One was a LAN control facility that worked at the logical level (as opposed to LAN Network Manager, which is more concerned with the physical) and provided function like the ability to issue a NET USE on behalf of a confused user. One was a LAN Server lookalike that was running on VM, but which I believe was supposed to have an MVS version coming out, too. Anybody know what I'm talking about? John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:40:12 on 92/07/22 GMT (by PERSHNG at YKTVMH) Subject: What were the LAN remote-control and host server shown at PC Expo? Ref: Append at 22:15:46 on 92/07/21 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) The VM LAN server might have been WLFS/VM (Workstation LAN File Server). I use this to get access to the IBMBOOKS disks from my OS/2 workstation, and it is absolutely fantastic. John A. Pershing Jr. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:57:57 on 92/07/22 GMT (by SBNI8A3 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 monitor to report and control system activity I'd like to find a system monitor program that would report on all processes running, memory used, devices attached, etc and allow "kill"ing selected processes. Dan Dan Cromer, School Board of Alachua County, Gainesville, Florida ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:28:55 on 92/07/22 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 monitor to report and control system activity Ref: Append at 16:57:57 on 92/07/22 GMT (by SBNI8A3 at OS2CUST) There is a program that does what you want on 1.3, called SPM/2 (System Performance Monitor). It doesn't work on 2.0, because it has to go digging into the system to do its job, but there is supposed to be a 2.0 version coming out "this fall". John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:33:19 on 92/07/24 GMT (by LOCKETT at HOUVMSCC) Subject: Pascal to C conversion Is there an OS/2 tool that converts Pascal code to C code? I'd settle for DOS, but would prefer OS/2. Is there such a product on the conferencing disks and where? Thanks in advance for any help. Cheryl Lockett, Houston ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:55:59 on 92/07/24 GMT (by WZ00533 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 monitor to report and control system activity Ref: Append at 19:28:55 on 92/07/22 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) I just received a beta of SPM/2 version 2.0 for OS/2 2.0. First impressions are mixed. Guess what, during develpment they uncovered bugs in OS2KRNL. So with the beta you get yes, YAOK, Yet Another OS/2 Kernel. I've managed to halt my system a few times although that may be due to lack of swapper space. It dosen't appear to include any ability to 'control' or modify what you are seeing. An ommision I will include with my report. Dave Ferrey - Bethlehem Steel Corp - Bethlehem PA ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:10:38 on 92/07/24 GMT (by IL11901 at OS2CUST) Subject: CommandLine 1.1 Please check out CommandLine from Soft & GUI Inc. CommandLine is a hotkey, PM based application launcher and command prompt. It has command history, inline filename completion and file find, inline REXX expressions interpreter (including REXXUTIL functions), and extendability through REXX and DLLs. Say goodbye to "spare" OS/2 window sessions and to searching through the Drives folder -- CommandLine can popup a directory folder at any directory depth instantly. CommandLine lists for $39.95 and is available as low as $29.95 through a variety of discounts Soft & GUI Inc (718) 769-8017 Steve Dacek - Soft & GUI Inc ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:33:05 on 92/07/27 GMT (by WLPD007 at OS2CUST) Subject: Recorder - keystroke/mouse Windows has a keystroke and mouse recorder whereby you can capture and playback sessions. There is a product called PM Assistant that works in a similar manner written by is Utilis in Seattle, WA. It worked fine with OS/2 1.x. Unfortunately, it does not work with 2.0 and the company has decided not to release a fix or a version that works with OS/2 2.0. Is there another product that will do the same thing? John Arbuckle ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:54:15 on 92/07/28 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 2.0 TOOLS CONFERENCE I missed the OS/2 2.0 International Tools Conference this spring. ISTHERE another scheduled for the fall or spring?? Bob Franklin Illinois Power Company ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:00:16 on 92/07/28 GMT (by Z77JAC at BETASVM2) Subject: OS/2 2.0 TOOLS CONFERENCE Ref: Append at 18:54:15 on 92/07/28 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) Bob - I'll do some digging and see if I can find out about the conference. I think that the plan was to have more but I don't know the current schedule. Jerry Case, TEAMOS2 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:00:47 on 92/07/29 GMT (by Z77JAC at BETASVM2) Subject: OS/2 2.0 TOOLS CONFERENCE Ref: Append at 21:00:16 on 92/07/28 GMT (by Z77JAC at BETASVM2) Here's the info on the upcoming Tools conference. Jerry Case, (Thanks to Boca for this information) *********************************************************************** There will be another "Tools" Conference, however it is being renamed to "OS/2 Developer Conference & Exposition". It will be held in New York City October 19-21. There will be ads in PC Week, East Coast newspapers and radio stations, and 100,000 mailed invitations. OS/2 is beginning to get some of the press it so badly needs. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:40:38 on 92/07/31 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) Subject: CASE tools for GUI I am looking for CASE tools that will generate PM applications. I want to generate 3GL code ("C" or "C++). I am NOT interested in 4GL's. I have heard of CASE:PM from Caseworks. ARETHERE any others?? Bob Franklin Illinois Power Company ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:16:00 on 92/08/01 GMT (by WSTECH0 at OS2CUST) Subject: CSD DOWNLOAD Is there a way to download CSD's rather than ordering them and waiting for them to be shipped? The Technical Coordinator letter of 4/30/92 seems to indicate that this might be possible. Glenn Reich Sears Catalog 708/676-6465 Glenn Reich ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:28:28 on 92/08/01 GMT (by SBNI8A3 at OS2CUST) Subject: CommandLine 1.1 Ref: Append at 18:10:38 on 92/07/24 GMT (by IL11901 at OS2CUST) CommandLine is great for anyone who ever uses a command line prompt! I have no connection to Soft and GUI, but consider it a "must have" utility for OS/2. I think IBM should consider including it as standard for every copy. Dan Cromer, School Board of Alachua County, Gainesville, Florida ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:45:09 on 92/08/03 GMT (by IRV at BCRVMPC1) Subject: CSD DOWNLOAD Ref: Append at 16:16:00 on 92/08/01 GMT (by WSTECH0 at OS2CUST) OS/2 2.0 Service Packs (CSD equivalent) will be available from all places one can get OS/2 2.0 fixes today. These will be diskette images, and you will need the LOADRAM2 program now available to create the diskettes. Depending on where you connect to, the process of getting multiple 1.44 to 1.2 MB images could be expensive. Purchasing the Service Packs from IBM may be cost effective (S & H charges). Irv Spalten BPC Technical Interface Group, Boca Raton FL ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:03:25 on 92/08/03 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: CSD DOWNLOAD Ref: Append at 16:16:00 on 92/08/01 GMT (by WSTECH0 at OS2CUST) As Irv mentioned in his reply, 2.0 Service Packs will be available for download when they are released. You'll be able to find them in the Corrective Service Diskettes section of the Software Library. I'm sure that a news item will be posted in News & Announcements when the 2.0 Service Pack becomes available. In the mean time, OS/2 1.2 & 1.3 CSDs are available there if you need them as well as a recently released CSD for C Set/2. Brent Allen - IBM OS/2 Base Services Support ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:45:17 on 92/08/04 GMT (by MCMILLAN at RALVM18) Subject: CASE tools for GUI Ref: Append at 17:40:38 on 92/07/31 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) There was just a discussion about such a tool in the OS2MISC CFORUM. Mark McMillan ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 09:52:19 on 92/08/05 GMT (by 62437214 at EHONE) Subject: Norton (or like) and HPFS Is somebody aware of a Norton Utilities like for HPFS systems. My customer is convinced he needs HPFS for performance reasons, but is afraid not being able to fix things if something goes wrong with the disk or with some files. Any idea ? Thanks Marnix Gillis (IBM Belgium) ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:53:51 on 92/08/05 GMT (by WEEKS at AUSVM2) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 14:46:03 on 92/08/05 GMT (by WEEKS at AUSVM2) Subject: Norton (or like) and HPFS Ref: Append at 09:52:19 on 92/08/05 GMT (by 62437214 at EHONE) | Sorry. Inadvertently referenced IBM internal only forum not | accessible outside of IBM. | | Included publicly available information from that forum. Try Gamma Tech in Edmond, OK at (405)-359-1219. Their HPFS utility has an undelete, defrag, sector editor and other things like directory entry editor. Craig Weeks LAN Systems Performance (DCE) Austin, Texas ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:02:04 on 92/08/07 GMT (by BXCT027 at MARTLINK) Subject: Conversion between OS/2 and Windows Icons Is there any way to convert Windows Icons to OS/2 icons? ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:43:04 on 92/08/07 GMT (by HALLERMA at BCRVMPC1) Subject: Conversion between OS/2 and Windows Icons Ref: Append at 13:02:04 on 92/08/07 GMT (by BXCT027 at MARTLINK) Yes. There is a program called CVTICO on most BBS's. Mel Hallerman ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:54:13 on 92/08/07 GMT (by NAAC2VK at OS2CUST) Subject: Is there a forum for infomation on SOM (no text entered) Joe Jankowski ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:44:26 on 92/08/07 GMT (by WEEKS at AUSVM2) Subject: Is there a forum for infomation on SOM Ref: Append at 14:54:13 on 92/08/07 GMT (by NAAC2VK at OS2CUST) Apparently not. Why not just use OS2WPS until the SOM traffic reaches some critical mass which requires its own forum? Craig Weeks LAN Systems Performance (DCE) Austin, Texas ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 06:28:38 on 92/08/09 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: CASE tools for GUI Ref: Append at 17:40:38 on 92/07/31 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST) There is a very good one the 'Prominare Designer' from Prominare INc. Their phone is (416)-363-2292. It has a special CUA check too. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:31:24 on 92/08/10 GMT (by IL59746 at OS2CUST) Subject: A way to use WinATM fonts in OS/2W.S. I have numerous Adobe Type 1 fonts that I have been using with the ATM under Windows. Each font comes in the files, the PFB outline & the PFM metrics file,both of which are required by ATM in order to install the font. I have read just about everywhere that the Workplace Shell has ATM 2.0 built in. I have been able to install my fonts in WinOS/2, but not in the Workplace Shell. Can anyone help? ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 05:14:30 on 92/08/11 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: A way to use WinATM fonts in OS/2W.S. Ref: Append at 23:31:24 on 92/08/10 GMT (by IL59746 at OS2CUST) You need to convert the PFM->AFM files. You can download the utility from the BBS (PFM2AFM.ZIP) . In OS/2 go to OS/2 System -> System Setup -> Font Palette . If you double click on any font, you will see the option for 'ADD' fonts for OS/2. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:49:44 on 92/08/12 GMT (by TCSC086 at OS2CUST) Subject: Is there a forum for infomation on SOM Ref: Append at 15:44:26 on 92/08/07 GMT (by WEEKS at AUSVM2) I asked for a SOM forum over two months ago. Craig may be right in that there is not yet "critical mass". However, since documentation on SOM is so lacking - I believe we NEED one. WPS is TOO broad. Besides, if the forum can afford an Editor forum and a Games forum, you gotta figure..... Dan Lundy Time Customer Service, Inc. Tampa, Fl ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:47:23 on 92/08/12 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Is there a forum for infomation on SOM Ref: Append at 16:49:44 on 92/08/12 GMT (by TCSC086 at OS2CUST) Yes. I'd like to see a SOM cforum too. We should make Roger Session as Owner. (sorry for your name Roger <g>) Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:01:59 on 92/08/12 GMT (by TCSC121 at OS2CUST) Subject: Software Availability Ref: Append at 17:28:00 on 92/06/01 GMT (by WZ00533 at OS2CUST) I have been working on installing an application which uses APPC MVS. The source from MKTOOLS is out of date. Although it was a very good starting place don't expect to see results the second you unzip the examples. The biggest problem was with the c code. Most pointers were 3.1 far char pascal type. Thankfully we are light years beyond that stuff. Other problems included but were not limited to: The TPNAME coded in the rexx did not agree with the TP name in the C. The LOGMODE's were unclear. The allocation of SPF Datasets didn't work. HPFS long names aren't supported. etc. If you want a good starting point the REXX is well documented. You must read it several times before you get a handle on it though. I don't want to scare you but I don't want you disappointed either. Dave Lauta Time Customer Service OS/2 2.0 programmer ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 20:59:01 on 92/08/13 GMT (by WWGR038 at OS2CUST) Subject: Reboot Dos Window Is there a way to allow a program to "re-boot" DOS in a dos window. I am using pcAnywhere and I would like it to reset or "reboot" the DOS window and then re- execute the config.sys and autoexec.bat files. George Dimidik ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:08:51 on 92/08/13 GMT (by IRV at BCRVMPC1) Subject: Reboot Dos Window Ref: Append at 20:59:01 on 92/08/13 GMT (by WWGR038 at OS2CUST) No, but you could always CLOSE and RESTART the session. Irv Spalten BPC Technical Interface Group, Boca Raton FL ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 01:23:50 on 92/08/14 GMT (by WZ00730 at OS2CUST) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 14:38:07 on 92/08/16 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8) Subject: oops ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 01:32:10 on 92/08/14 GMT (by WZ00730 at OS2CUST) Subject: Development Tools Does anyone know of an OS/2 2.0 Pascal compiler (or any under development) ? Please ignore prior entry (92/08/14 1:23). A. Pechinski CTA, Inc. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:54:18 on 92/08/14 GMT (by XXNOVA01 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Fix Forum Is there a forum that contains all the current fixes (and description of the bug) here anywhere. I've seen a recommendation that you shouldn't install any of the fixes unless you have the specific problem, but short of opening problems for every little annoyance, I'd like to be able to look them up first. Since 2.1 is rumoured to be 3Q92, I'd like to see what is available now. Thanks. Perci Hala Nova Corp 403-541-4614 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:04:25 on 92/08/17 GMT (by PERSHNG at YKTVMH) Subject: Fix Forum Ref: Append at 15:54:18 on 92/08/14 GMT (by XXNOVA01 at TORVMCOP) There is a file "here" that, from the IBM side, is called 20FIXES TEXT (I've heard that this file is also visible from the Customer side of this BBS). This is sort-of an index into the available fixes, and it contains a short description of the problem(s) addressed by each fix. Some of the fixes also list specific APAR and/of PTR numbers. John A. Pershing Jr. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:42:28 on 92/08/17 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: Fix Forum Ref: Append at 15:54:18 on 92/08/14 GMT (by XXNOVA01 at TORVMCOP) There isn't a forum listing the fixes. On the U.S. system there is a menu listing the individual fixes with a short description of the fix available from that menu. Internally and on Compuserv there is a 20FIXES files that lists them. You might want to ask this question on the OS2CAN forum to see where this info might be available on the Canadian system. Brent Allen - IBM OS/2 Base Services Support ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:19:45 on 92/08/17 GMT (by HCI1005 at MARTLINK) Subject: Way to automate OS/2 shutdown We would like to shutdown os/2 after a power outage. We are looking into UPS systems which pass data to a host (os/2) in this case when a power loss occurs so that the system can shutdown cleanly before UPS is drained. Is there a way to shutdown OS/2 and applications without using PM? Dan Campbell ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 07:45:23 on 92/08/18 GMT (by DAWILSON at WINVMB) Subject: Way to automate OS/2 shutdown Ref: Append at 21:19:45 on 92/08/17 GMT (by HCI1005 at MARTLINK) You could use a background process that waits for the relevant signal from the UPS and then issues a DosShutdown() call to the OS. This does not require PM and (as far as I am aware) does not need a user to confirm the shutdown. Dave Wilson, ACP Multimedia Comms, Hursley, UK ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:26:54 on 92/08/18 GMT (by 86693596 at WARVM2) Subject: Development Tools Ref: Append at 01:32:10 on 92/08/14 GMT (by WZ00730 at OS2CUST) At the UK OS/2 2.0 Tools conference in July, the Borland spokesman said they were "probably" going to be making available an OS/2 2.0 version of Turbo Pascal. Andrew Agerbak, EAS Product Support, Brentford, UK ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:38:53 on 92/08/18 GMT (by CONT00 at LEXVMK) Subject: Way to automate OS/2 shutdown Ref: Append at 07:45:23 on 92/08/18 GMT (by DAWILSON at WINVMB) Yes, it doesn't ask for Shut Down confirmation but each session managed by command processor (each DOS/OS/WINOS2 window/fullscreen session) will ask you for confirmation to close it... Gregory Czaja, Lexington 8-545-3311 1992/08/18 08:36 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 00:28:52 on 92/08/20 GMT (by CHIZINSK at STLVM27) Does anyone know of the location (or Userid or voice #) for anyone involved in IBM's cognitive rehab software efforts. I understand that this may be associated with the Ed. center and perhaps the special needs people in Atlanta, but that is all I have. Thanks for the help. Kenneth Chizinsky IBM Santa Teresa Laboratory Human Factors Group Subject: Cognitive Rehab Kenneth Chizinsky ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 00:48:19 on 92/08/22 GMT (by IL11901 at OS2CUST) Subject: CommandLine 2.0 If you have CommandLine 1.1 you're entitled to a free upgrade. Please let us know who you are, especially if you've purchased it through a catalog, as we have no idea who you are. Thanks Steve Dacek - Soft & GUI Inc ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 03:27:59 on 92/08/24 GMT (by IL58291 at OS2CUST) Subject: Lanschool equivalent for OS/2 Is there a product that will allow a broadcast of a user's screen across a lan? The product I am familiar with is LANSCHOOL from Intel, but that is a Netware only app. I want to allow an instructor to display in the classroom on the student's screen. Alan Sabo ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:48:24 on 92/08/24 GMT (by IL91456 at OS2CUST) Subject: Modem Sharing and Remote LAN access We are using all OS/2 2.0 workstations on a Novell 3.11 Network and have been unable to find support for either of these two items: 1. Remote access through dialup modem to a workstation on the network which will permit access through to the server. It will work with DOS using Closeup but Closeup will not work in a VDM. HELP!!!!! 2. Modem sharing of a single modem attached to a workstation on the network by another workstation. Again this will work with Cross Connect on a DOS workstation but is not supported on OS/2 - Novell. HELP AGAIN!!! Richard W. Roberts ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:35:31 on 92/08/25 GMT (by SAMI3QU at OS2CUST) Subject: Modem Sharing and Remote LAN access Ref: Append at 19:48:24 on 92/08/24 GMT (by IL91456 at OS2CUST) Richard, Have you tried running Closeup in a VDM booted from a diskette or diskette- image file? Some applications that won't work under OS/2's implementation of DOS will work if you boot a "real" version of DOS. Afraid I can't help with item 2. Mark Thompson - Coal Services Corp. St. Louis, MO ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:49:25 on 92/08/25 GMT (by RAGAN at AUSVM1) Subject: Modem Sharing and Remote LAN access Ref: Append at 19:48:24 on 92/08/24 GMT (by IL91456 at OS2CUST) Richard; Please give me a call: (512) 838-0640 Rick Ragan, IBM Austin, TX ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:48:11 on 92/08/25 GMT (by IL39800 at OS2CUST) Subject: Cognitive Rehab Ref: Append at 00:28:52 on 92/08/20 GMT (by CHIZINSK at STLVM27) Good Luck! We have a gentleman who is disabled. He has lost both arms. On his right, he has a hook and on his left, an artificial hand. We have been searching, using all available resources, for some type of device to replace the mouse. Ideally, we would like a graphic tablet that doesn't require a special pointing device so that he could just use the end of his hook. We've seen a very few but *NONE* have drivers for OS/2 and don't anticipate writing such a thing. We were in contact with a vendor in Canada for a large keypad that would emulate the mouse movements by pressing large keys. However, he only had a prototype and just before we were set to order, IBM pulled his PS/2 so that he couldn't test it. It's tough, everyone we have talked with says that with all the cutbacks, nobody's putting money into developing products for the disabled. The center in Atlanta will send you a whole lot of information if you call and request it. However, it has been our experience that they act only as a "clearing house" and no one we have spoken to has any knowledge, advice, opinions, etc. of the products available. For us, it was a matter of going through their lists, calling any possible candidates and ending up empty-handed. Chris Silsby, Michigan Dept. of Treasury ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:36:19 on 92/08/25 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE85) Subject: Cognitive Rehab Ref: Append at 00:28:52 on 92/08/20 GMT (by CHIZINSK at STLVM27) There were a couple of folks at SHARE last week from the Special Needs group that used ot be here in Atlanta, from conversations they have moved that effort to Boca. The 800 number on one their handouts is 800-426-2133, hope this helps point you in the right direction. Jack Hiatt Marc Life Atlanta Ga. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:10:31 on 92/08/25 GMT (by GOBEILLE at WSCVM) Subject: Cognitive Rehab Ref: Append at 14:48:11 on 92/08/25 GMT (by IL39800 at OS2CUST) How about a joystick with a button on the end that acts as a mouse replacement? It's called an ICONtroller by SUNCOM, and I've seen it in local stores. Might this help? It uses standard mouse drivers, so should work with OS/2. Janet Gobeille ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:26:05 on 92/08/26 GMT (by BABBONI at RHQVM15) Subject: Cognitive Rehab Ref: Append at 14:48:11 on 92/08/25 GMT (by IL39800 at OS2CUST) I have limited use of my hands and I have found the IBM L40SX Trackpoint to be very useful. It is made for the laptop, but will plug into any PS/2. It is literally a reversible mouse. On one side it is a regular 2-button mouse, on the other it is a 4-button trackball. I use the trackball side. Its best feature for me are the 4-buttons. The two larger buttons function just like regular mouse buttons and allow single or double clicking of "button 1" and "button 2". The two smaller buttons are for "dragging" operations. If you click one of these, it is equivalent to pushing and holding a mouse button. This allows you to spin the ball without having to hold the buttons down. You click the small button again to "release". I don't know what kind of dexterity the man has or what materials the hand and hook are made of, but something so be possible. If the hook is metal, I'd recommend gluing a piece of non-slip material to the top of each button (Dycem, for example) which would prevent the hook from sliding off the plastic. The ball might be more of a problem. It's also plastic and it's very smooth. If the hook itself has some form of non-skid "fingertip" it shouldn't be too hard to spin the ball. Or maybe the hand can do it. Finally, he might also need to use a "sticky key" type program to help with Shift-select, Shift-drag type operations. There's something called 1MOUSE on OS2TOOLS which is supposed to allow people to use a mouse with just one finger. It's IUO, but you could probably get legal permission for its use if he's not an IBMer. Contact me directly through PROFS or by phone if I can give more info. Mike Babboni (BABBONI @ RHQVM15, 8-247-3750) ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:55:59 on 92/08/26 GMT (by HERZ051 at OS2CUST) Subject: COMMUNICATE BETWEEN OS2 AND WINDOWS PROGRAMS Is there a way for an OS2 program to communicate with a windows program. We want to have a windows program to prompt a user for information and then pass that information to an OS2 program for processing. Can this be done through dinamic data exchange or through named pipes? Frank Campbell ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:25:40 on 92/08/26 GMT (by XXMINC08 at TORVMCOP) Subject: COMMUNICATE BETWEEN OS2 AND WINDOWS PROGRAMS Ref: Append at 18:55:59 on 92/08/26 GMT (by HERZ051 at OS2CUST) Frank, Yes, both DDE and named pipes are workable options. DDE is probably your best bet. Both the PM and the Windows programs can use DDE to talk to the other without knowing that they are running in different environments. So the PM program assumes that it is talking to another PM program, and the Windows program assumes that it is talking to another Windows program. You don't have to worry about one being PM and the other being Windows. Good luck ... Bill Nelson Manulife Financial ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:39:26 on 92/08/26 GMT (by NABCA7B at OS2CUST) Subject: Cognitive Rehab Ref: Append at 14:48:11 on 92/08/25 GMT (by IL39800 at OS2CUST) We have a gentleman that works in our department that does not have use of his arms or legs. He programs on our mainframe using a PC with a trackball. He controls the trackball and keyboard with what is called a "mouth stick". The mouth stick is basically a mouth guard with a shaft that has a pencil attached to the end, eraser-side down. The eraser makes contact with the trackball (Expert Systems). This works very well for him. For DOS machines he uses the IBM Independence Series software which causes the Control, Alt and Shift keys to be "sticky". For OS/2 2.0 systems we've modified the Mouse settings to never use both mouse buttons. We haven't really solved the problem of dragging objects because he can't hold a mouse button down while he controls the trackball. What we have done for him is modify the trackball switch by wiring a on-off pushbutton in parellel with mouse button one so he can drag objects. It's not ideal, but it works for him. The OS/2 sticky-key feature is enabled from the keyboard setup area. Michael Laughlin Allied-Signal Aerospace ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:06:53 on 92/08/26 GMT (by GOBEILLE at WSCVM) Subject: Cognitive Rehab Ref: Append at 19:39:26 on 92/08/26 GMT (by NABCA7B at OS2CUST) The IBM Trackpoint (the mouse that became a trackball when turned upside down) had sticky buttons too. So you could press a button, do the drag, then press the button to terminate the drag. The only problem with it was that I didn't KNOW that those two extra buttons were sticky -- so I had strange things happen until I learned to use it (*smile*). Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if other trackballs had sticky buttons too... you might want to look around. Oh yes, the trackpoint worked just fine with OS/2. Janet Gobeille -- Washington Systems Center ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:27:18 on 92/08/26 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE82) Subject: Dvorak Keyboard Is anyone aware of Dvorak Keyboard drivers for OS/2? Have had several requests for this on other BBSes that I frequent. Jack Hiatt Marc Life Atlanta Ga. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:08:37 on 92/08/26 GMT (by 62449000 at EHONE) Subject: CATV band on TR? I heard about an (IBM?) product (HW+SW) allowing to use a Token-Ring as a vehicle for both TR and CATV frequencies. An adapter card would separate the TR base band signals and the CATV modulated signals. This would make it possible to watch video programs on the VGA screen of PS/2 stations on the LAN. Can anyone confirm this and tell me if there is any forum where this subject can be discussed? Thanks. Francois Lauwers. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 05:12:02 on 92/08/27 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: CATV band on TR? Ref: Append at 23:08:37 on 92/08/26 GMT (by 62449000 at EHONE) I don't knew anithing from the mixed TR¢Coax connection, but I saw an IBM Demonstaration when they played 4 channel of video across an IBM Lan sServer, while the CPU utilization went up to 80%. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:14:21 on 92/08/27 GMT (by DAWILSON at WINVMB) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 14:44:33 on 92/08/27 GMT (by DAWILSON at WINVMB) Subject: CATV band on TR? Ref: Append at 23:08:37 on 92/08/26 GMT (by 62449000 at EHONE) I think you are looking for F-Coupler and PS2-TV. I don't know a great deal about either but F-Coupler allows TV signals to be transmitted via a standard Token Ring LAN (multiplexed above the data channels) and PS2-TV gives you TV picture-in-picture above a VGA screen. You could also use an MMotion adapter or ActionMedia II to display/capture the video but I think you would need an external demodulator as well. Hope this helps you on to the right track. Dave Wilson, ACP Multimedia Comms, Hursley ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:22:12 on 92/08/27 GMT (by DENNYM at BCRVM1) Subject: Cognitive Rehab Ref: Append at 14:48:11 on 92/08/25 GMT (by IL39800 at OS2CUST) Unicorn Engineering in Richmond, Ca. has just begun shipping a new keyboard alternative called IntelliKeys. IntelliKeys is a membrane keyboard that plugs into the Personal Computer keyboard port. This makes it transparent to the operating system. It works with DOS, OS/2, and AIX operating systems. The keyboard layout is programmable in the unit and can totally replace the system keyboard. For more information, contact: Unicorn Engineering at (800) 899-6687 - USA. Denny Mitchell Program Manager, Special Needs Requirements Boca Raton, Fl. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:51:08 on 92/08/27 GMT (by IL68497 at OS2CUST) Subject: IBM 3117 Scanner support I have an IBM 3117 scanner and would like to use it under OS/2 version 2.0. Does anyone know of any device drivers for this scanner and any software that will run OS/2 - Windows - or - DOS to make this puppy work? I have OS/2 Image Support which will not work with this scanner unless I purchase the 3119 adapter card which I do not want to do. Radford Walker ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 20:21:47 on 92/08/28 GMT (by UDSS013 at OS2CUST) Subject: OS/2 1.X to OS/2 2.0 application development porting aids | Does anyone know of a porting tool which would facilitate the porting of | | applications written using Microsoft C6.0/Toolkit 1.21 under OS/2 1.x to | | Set/2 under OS/2 2.0? Such an aid might use a knowledge base to assist in | | ing 1.x API calls to 2.0 API calls. Arguments for such calls would either | | changed automatically, or semiautomatically via suggestions. Is this just | | fantasy or does such a thing exist? | Sorry I took so long to answer this, but I just started downloading this forum. I wrote a set of two KEDIT macros that assist in the migration. The first, called 'osport.kex' will do most of the API name changes and it will flag the lines (e.g. DosAllocSeg) that may require human intervention. The second macro, called 'shtolong' will convert SHORTs to LONGs along with the variable name (e.g. usCount to ulCount) on a procedure by procedure basis. It prompts prior to each variable change. This one depends a little more on my personal coding style, so it may require a little tweaking. These are available in the OS2DEV forum on CompuServe. (I think I called it OSPORT.ZIP). Or you can call my BBS at (913) 829-2450. There is a prereq of Kedit from Mansfield Software. I would be interested in hearing if you are anyone else found these to be of value. Gary Murphy ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 20:22:05 on 92/08/28 GMT (by UDSS013 at OS2CUST) Subject: UNIX 'tar' facility for OS/2 I would like a utility that will allow me to generate tar-compatible output. I am looking for a way to use the 8MM tape on my AIX machine to backup files from OS/2 across the IP network. The idea is to use tar on OS/2 to create the tar-datastream to sysout. I will pipe the sysout to a rexec running on the AIX machine that will copy the data to /dev/rmt0. Am I nuts here, or is this idea reasonable? I am not too concerned with the performance. I will have Chron for OS/2 schedule the backup for off-hours and I don't expect there to be too much data. Does anyone have other ideas? Gary Murphy ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:34:41 on 92/08/28 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: UNIX 'tar' facility for OS/2 Ref: Append at 20:22:05 on 92/08/28 GMT (by UDSS013 at OS2CUST) You should look around the TCPIP cforum. Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:58:51 on 92/08/31 GMT (by TXEC009 at OS2CUST) Subject: New version of CONFIG LS 1.3 for OS/2 2.0 Because of all the changes and new capabilities of OS/2 2.0, ES 1.0 for OS/2 2.0, and OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 a new configuration (tuning) spreadsheet would be very, very, helpful; if there is one presently available, please tell me how I can get a copy. Amanda Baldwin Texas Employment Commission (512) 475-1118 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:20:13 on 92/09/01 GMT (by XXBCSC76 at TORVMCOP) Subject: 3270 Emulator other than Communication Manager? Is there such a thing? There are lots for Windows, but they'd need the virtual 802.2 support that is coming... I know Rumba will be available as an OS/2 2.0 program later this year, but is there anything else now? I need to connect to Token Ring (802.2) Bye for now, GLen GLITTLE@BCSC02 Senior Computer Systems Analyst, FICOM Fax: 604 660-3170 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:27:54 on 92/09/01 GMT (by Z77JAC at BETASVM2) Subject: 3270 Emulator other than Communication Manager? Ref: Append at 19:20:13 on 92/09/01 GMT (by XXBCSC76 at TORVMCOP) A number of people are successfully using PC/3270 v2 under WIN-OS2 and, I think, under a DOS VDM. There is a document describing how to do this (PCOM2OS2 TERS3820) on both MKTTOOLS and IBMPC according to the the PC3270 FORUM. Jerry Case, Bethesda ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:57:33 on 92/09/02 GMT (by MCMILLAN at RALVM18) Subject: 3270 Emulator other than Communication Manager? Ref: Append at 21:27:54 on 92/09/01 GMT (by Z77JAC at BETASVM2) BTW, that document is available for customers -- just ask your SE. It gives an excellent, step-by-step guide to installing PC/3270 under OS/2 V2. Mark McMillan ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:25:10 on 92/09/02 GMT (by Z77JAC at BETASVM2) Subject: 3270 Emulator other than Communication Manager? Ref: Append at 14:57:33 on 92/09/02 GMT (by MCMILLAN at RALVM18) Thanks, Mark. I should have pointed out that fact. In fact, I put the internal forum references in the append so that an SE would know from reading the append, how to get the document. PC/3270 is an internal IBM Forum which uses the IBMPC conference disk. Jerry Case ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:35:10 on 92/09/03 GMT (by SAAS0I1 at OS2CUST) Subject: SNAAOS2 - SNA over Async for OS2 I am interested in evaluating the SNAAYNC package which is available through IBMPC and which IBMers can converse about through their internal system SNAAYNC FORUM. I understand that non-IBMers can submit questions and get responses via Compuserve. How about OS2BBS? If so, which "forum" should I enter my questions on? Steve Hobson ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:43:45 on 92/09/03 GMT (by IL52138 at OS2CUST) Subject: a command to stop Comm Mgr Is there a way to stop Communications Manager from the Command Line ? I will be sending such a command to a remote machine in order to stop and restart the Comm Manager Bob Snead ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:14:12 on 92/09/03 GMT (by SCOTTG at STLVM27) Subject: Bitmap editors for OS/2 I am looking for an inexpensive non-IBM application or internal tool (but NOT CUAPaint) for editing bitmaps OS/2 2.O, preferably, or under DOS or Windows. I also need the tool to export bitmaps into OS/2 metafile format, or identify some other utility with that function. Any ideas? Gordon Scott ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:28:19 on 92/09/03 GMT (by WZ00823 at OS2CUST) Subject: AutoCAD386 R12 Is there a patch to allow AutoCAD R12 to run under OS/2 2.0??? Rene Wagner (Userid=E491) 318-231-5787 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:39:16 on 92/09/04 GMT (by MCMILLAN at RALVM18) Subject: a command to stop Comm Mgr Ref: Append at 16:43:45 on 92/09/03 GMT (by IL52138 at OS2CUST) Copied from the OS2CM CFORUM: Subject: STOP COMM MGR Ref: Append at 16:19:21 on 92/07/28 GMT (by JJIN033 at OS2CUST) Walt, The order number for the ES Comm Mgr Sample Program diskette is S04G-1031. It does include source and executable for the CMSTOP program (plus lots of other stuff for most of the Comm Mgr APIs). ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:06:42 on 92/09/04 GMT (by MIKELAMB at KGNVMC) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 23:41:17 on 92/09/04 GMT (by MIKELAMB at KGNVMC) Subject: a command to stop Comm Mgr Ref: Append at 16:43:45 on 92/09/03 GMT (by IL52138 at OS2CUST) Might want to ask over in OS2CM CFORUM. There is an API for ES 1.0 but might not do what you need. Michael A. Lamb (MIKELAMB @ KGNVMC) 1992/09/04 19:40 EDT ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:19:36 on 92/09/04 GMT (by HALLERMA at BCRVMPC1) Subject: AutoCAD386 R12 Ref: Append at 19:28:19 on 92/09/03 GMT (by WZ00823 at OS2CUST) Not yet, but VERY soon. Mel Hallerman ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:56:24 on 92/09/04 GMT (by PER518 at OS2CUST) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Is there an INFO APAR on using multimedia devices with OS/2 V 2.0? Sound boards (SOUNDBLASTERs, SOUND SOURCE..), CD ROMs ... etc known problem applications, device limits, dos settings, unsupported devices etc. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:23:57 on 92/09/04 GMT (by TCSC086 at OS2CUST) Subject: SNAAOS2 - SNA over Async for OS2 Ref: Append at 12:35:10 on 92/09/03 GMT (by SAAS0I1 at OS2CUST) I second that request. SNA - Asynch if of much interest here! Dan Lundy Time Customer Service, Inc. Tampa, Fl ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 01:03:29 on 92/09/06 GMT (by SDETWEIL at DETVMIC4) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 21:11:48 on 92/09/08 GMT (by SDETWEIL at DETVMIC4) Subject: SNAAOS2 - SNA over Async for OS2 Ref: Append at 12:35:10 on 92/09/03 GMT (by SAAS0I1 at OS2CUST) | Probably OS2CM would be the right place.. | fixed name... Sam ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:45:31 on 92/09/06 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE83) Subject: PCMTable Is there a later version, or plans to provide a later version of the tested compatibles list? Jack Hiatt Marc Life Atlanta Ga. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:54:57 on 92/09/08 GMT (by IRV at BCRVMPC1) Subject: UNIX 'tar' facility for OS/2 Ref: Append at 20:22:05 on 92/08/28 GMT (by UDSS013 at OS2CUST) I am not sure that this is what I think it is, but on CIS in the IBMOS2 forum, we do have an OS2TAR.ZIP which may be what you want. A "BRO OS2TAR.* /LIB:ALL" at a LIB prompt should get you the info. Irv Spalten BPC Technical Interface Group, Boca Raton FL ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:49:13 on 92/09/08 GMT (by WEEKS at AUSVM2) Subject: SNAAOS2 - SNA over Async for OS2 Ref: Append at 01:03:29 on 92/09/06 GMT (by SDETWEIL at DETVMIC4) Actually, OS2COMM is an IBM internal conference. External customers have access to OS2CM. Craig Weeks LAN Systems Performance (DCE) Austin, Texas ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:14:37 on 92/09/08 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: PCMTable Ref: Append at 13:45:31 on 92/09/06 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE83) I don't know why we didn't get an updated file in August, but the PCMTABLE that's available is the latest version. I usually get them directly from the guy who puts the table together and haven't seen anything. I also checked our internal tools disk and it also has the one dated July. Maybe we'll see one about mid-September. Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:18:46 on 92/09/08 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE83) Subject: PCMTable Ref: Append at 15:14:37 on 92/09/08 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Brent, Thanks for the reply, was just checking as a number of folks over on the NSC BBS have been questioning the dates and if there would be another. Jack Hiatt MARC-Life Atlanta Ga. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:37:02 on 92/09/08 GMT (by ABLI001 at OS2CUST) Subject: Pascal to C conversion Ref: Append at 13:33:19 on 92/07/24 GMT (by LOCKETT at HOUVMSCC) On many BBS's you can find a file named TP-TO-C.zip which will convert pascal to C. It isn't 100% perfect, but it probably is more reliable than hand conversion to get started. ->Rich ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:12:34 on 92/09/08 GMT (by SDETWEIL at DETVMIC4) Subject: SNAAOS2 - SNA over Async for OS2 Ref: Append at 14:49:13 on 92/09/08 GMT (by WEEKS at AUSVM2) Thanks, corrected.. Sam ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:09:43 on 92/09/09 GMT (by IL04688 at OS2CUST) Subject: Is there a date for the Service Pack ? Is there an availability date for the Service Pack ? Our migration plans are completely on hold because of the vagueness of IBM regarding this issue. We would really like to know if we should plan for a CSD or a refresh version, or both. We don't want to put off OS/2 2.0 installs for too long, but we would sure look stupid to install a product many people are already complaining about because of all the known bugs, only to have to come back in a short time and re-install. I really like the product, but support has been a terrible disappointment. Leo Tornow ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:12:49 on 92/09/09 GMT (by CARI28 at OS2CUST) Subject: a utility to rebuild the EA file if OS/2 will not load and CHKDSK gives the message that the hard disk is in use? JSchrant ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:18:14 on 92/09/09 GMT (by ROSENTHL at KGNVMY) Subject: System Control Block Structure Definitions People: Is there a depository somewhere of the OS/2 and/or DOS System Control Block definitions defined as C structure include files? Thanks... Dave Rosenthal, ROSENTHL at KGNVMY, Tie: 695-2257, Kingston ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:30:19 on 92/09/09 GMT (by XXCANP15 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Catholic Bible Ref: Append at 04:46:39 on 92/06/16 GMT (by MTINKER at SYDVM1) Have them call the Daughters of St.Paul Book and Media Center at 416-781-9131. (Toronto). The person to talk to would be Sister Helena. I believe they have a DOS equivalent to the MAC Bible (at least I thought I saw literature on last time I was down there) H.A.Clitheroe / OPS Analyst CP RAil ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:45:57 on 92/09/09 GMT (by XXBCSC76 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Cognitive Rehab Ref: Append at 21:06:53 on 92/08/26 GMT (by GOBEILLE at WSCVM) You may want to check out IBM's new version of Screen Reader that should be out soon. It is for blind people, but it may help others... It uses a separate keypad with larger keys and somehow will permit complete mouse control via that keyboard in OS/2, Windows, and DOS sessions. Bye for now, GLen GLITTLE@BCSC02 Senior Computer Systems Analyst, FICOM Fax: 604 660-3170 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:05:36 on 92/09/09 GMT (by IL53645 at OS2CUST) Subject: PC Support Section Is there going to be a PC Support forum for those of us attached to AS400's? ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 20:44:38 on 92/09/09 GMT (by RAYOUNG at DALVM41B) Subject: a utility to rebuild the EA file if OS/2 will not load and CHKDSK Ref: Append at 14:12:49 on 92/09/09 GMT (by CARI28 at OS2CUST) Boot your system from the OS/2 2.0 installation diskette. When prompted, insert diskette 1. When the welcome screen appears, press ESC to get to the A> OS/2 prompt. Then insert diskette 2 and run CHKDSK from the diskette. Bob Young, Gaithersburg, MD USA ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:43:58 on 92/09/10 GMT (by SILR084 at OS2CUST) Subject: Hypercard-like application Is there an OS/2 application that does what Hypercard does on the Macintosh? I have heard of a couple of DOS based applications, namely Hyperpad. I would think this would be a very popular product for the OS/2 and Workplace Shell environment. Mark Bond ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:57:12 on 92/09/10 GMT (by PSC31 at OS2CUST) Subject: PM Macro Recorder? Is anyone aware of a keyboard macro recorder/player for OS/2 2.0? I'm looking for something similar in function to the Windows macro recorder. Bob Dedrick, Prodigy Services Company (P*HFDD60A) ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:44:22 on 92/09/10 GMT (by WZ00537 at OS2CUST) Subject: 3270 Emulator other than Communication Manager? Ref: Append at 21:27:54 on 92/09/01 GMT (by Z77JAC at BETASVM2) The DOS version of Attachmate Extra! works well in a VDM. I am currently using it for ESA host access. Let me know if you want any setup details. Bill Zack ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:35:04 on 92/09/10 GMT (by PER518 at OS2CUST) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 19:56:24 on 92/09/04 GMT (by PER518 at OS2CUST) No nibbles from the last message so Ill try again. I am one of those people that bit into the soundblaster bug. I have had hope that MMPM/2 or something would allow me access to this device from OS/2 itself. The Creative Labs BBS still has no sign of an OS/2 driver. The numerous hits on using sound from DOS applications makes it clear that this requires special tweeking at least. The contact I have had about acquiring MMPM/2 has been unproductive. Also there has been no definite word on WIN 3.1 support other than its coming. Is multiboot the only option for recording and playing sounds from this device at this time? Has any thought been given to a Multimedia users guide or info apar. Is MMPM/2 what I need or will the win 3.1 support provide the sound support? Eric Ilsley ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:36:40 on 92/09/10 GMT (by GOBEILLE at WSCVM) Subject: Cognitive Rehab Ref: Append at 16:45:57 on 92/09/09 GMT (by XXBCSC76 at TORVMCOP) Thanks Glen, In fact, I am expecting to get a ScreenReader/2 soon so I can put up a demo system here. I plan to have it at a computer PC fair in Gaithersburg, Maryland on October 4 along with some standard OS/2 systems. Janet Gobeille - Washington Systems Center ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:13:20 on 92/09/11 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 18:35:04 on 92/09/10 GMT (by PER518 at OS2CUST) I'm not IBM and I don't have an inside track, but I know the following: MMPM/2, when announced, said that it would support MM Windows. MM Windows is included in Windows 3.1. A Soundblaster driver is supposed to be available for MMPM/2. (However, the contract was only negotiated in June, so the driver may not be ready yet.) ...so I suppose the combination of MMPM/2 and 3.1 support for WINOS2 ought to solve the problem, once the Soundblaster driver is out. There is also a rumor that at some future date, the run-time part of MMPM/2 will be incorporated for free with base OS/2. John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 17:31:35 on 92/09/11 GMT (by WZ00537 at OS2CUST) Subject: Place to post OS/2 Group meeting announcements? The New York OS/2 Users Group meets monthly in New York. Is there a place where we can post our meeting announcments? If so, is there a way to upload it rather than typing it in? Bill Zack ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 03:52:16 on 92/09/12 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 18:35:04 on 92/09/10 GMT (by PER518 at OS2CUST) I just installed MMPM/2. According to the manual, it supposed to do what you want to do. I have a sound-blaster microchanel card on order, so I can't tell you for a few weeks if it does. Right now I'm testing an M-Audio adapter card. I think I'm not hooking something up correctly, since the CDROMS with sound still won't play sound! I'll let you know what happens when I get the sound-blaster installed. Sherlock Holmes on CDROM insists it only wants the sound-blaster. Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 (519) 885-1211 x2204 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:26:19 on 92/09/14 GMT (by PMS7508 at MARTLINK) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 18:35:04 on 92/09/10 GMT (by PER518 at OS2CUST) I recently contacted Create Labs regarding SoundBlaster support for OS/2. They informed me that the drivers have been completed and provided to IBM, who will be responsible for distribution. They did not indicate whether the drivers will be integrated into OS/2 or into MMPM/2. Would anyone from Big Blue care to elaborate on the status of the drivers for the SoundBlaster and SoundBlaster Pro ? John Baker, Policy Management Systems Corporation ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 15:46:28 on 92/09/14 GMT (by ARTIGUES at LSAVMIC1) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 14:27:48 on 92/09/15 GMT (by ARTIGUES at LSAVMIC1) Subject: PC Support Section Ref: Append at 17:05:36 on 92/09/09 GMT (by IL53645 at OS2CUST) I don't know about PC Support on this board, but if you join the new AS/400 Forum which was announced 9/1/92, you'll be able to talk PC Support with the folks from Rochester. AS/400 Forum is a BBS system running on an AS/400. You use Display Station Pass Through from your AS/400 to logon to IBM's AS/400 in the Rochester plant. | Modified to make it clear AS/400 Forum is *not* for IBM Internal Use | Only. We announced it to customers with Announcement Letter 392-180. | Price is $25 per month per userid. Cathy Artigues Systems Engineer San Diego Branch ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:56:34 on 92/09/14 GMT (by IRV at BCRVMPC1) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 16:13:20 on 92/09/11 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) SoundBlaster MMPM/2 drivers were released today, available wherever OS/2 2.0 fixes are normally found by you. Irv Spalten BPC Technical Interface Group, Boca Raton FL ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:59:57 on 92/09/14 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 18:35:04 on 92/09/10 GMT (by PER518 at OS2CUST) Don't know the answers to all of your questions, but a pre-release MMPM/2 SoundBlaster driver is now available for download from the Selective Fixes section of this BBS. Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:59:24 on 92/09/14 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 19:56:34 on 92/09/14 GMT (by IRV at BCRVMPC1) OK . It's here. Is it a patch to MMPM/2 or to OS/2 ? To use it do I have to buy MMPM/2 ? Is this similar than the Win 3.0 + Multimedia extention? Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 00:02:56 on 92/09/15 GMT (by IRV at BCRVMPC1) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 21:59:24 on 92/09/14 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Geza, it is a set of drivers and a few replacement DLL's for MMPH/2. Creative Labs will also distribute the same files. Irv Spalten BPC Technical Interface Group, Boca Raton FL ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 04:01:05 on 92/09/15 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 00:02:56 on 92/09/15 GMT (by IRV at BCRVMPC1) Is it means, that if I buy MMPM/2 AND a soundblaster pro I'll be able to play music,... . Up to now MMPM/2 supported only the MCA IBM soundcard. How ablut to wait for the 3.1 support ? Do I get the MMPM/2 equivalent in the DOS-box? Can we use the Win3.1 Bussines Audio(COMPAQ) drivers? I'm confused . Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 04:03:26 on 92/09/15 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: OS/2 Monthly The last issue what I've got from Joel is the Vol 1 Issue 4. Is this the latest or I lost some of them since I've moved? Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 09:56:15 on 92/09/15 GMT (by KENKAHN at PKSMRVM) Subject: OS/2 Monthly Ref: Append at 04:03:26 on 92/09/15 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) I received issue 5 (Aug/92) a few weeks ago. You might want to call them up and check on it. Kenneth Kahn Staff of IBM Fellow: IBM Personal/370 Poughkeepsie, NY Internet: KENKAHN@PKSMRVM.VNET.IBM.COM IBMMAIL: USIB25P9 at IBMMAIL ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 12:49:17 on 92/09/15 GMT (by GOBEILLE at WSCVM) Subject: OS/2 Monthly Ref: Append at 09:56:15 on 92/09/15 GMT (by KENKAHN at PKSMRVM) Drat... Issue 4 was MY most recent one too. I'll have to check up on this now... Janet Gobeille - Washington Systems Center - Maryland ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:42:52 on 92/09/15 GMT (by ROSENTHL at KGNVMY) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 17:23:10 on 92/09/15 GMT (by ROSENTHL at KGNVMY) Subject: Getting Started and Installing OS/2 ...... Deleted by author, inappropriate forum. Dave Rosenthal, ROSENTHL at KGNVMY, Tie: 695-2257, Kingston ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:50:20 on 92/09/15 GMT (by PER518 at OS2CUST) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 04:01:05 on 92/09/15 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) It looks like I opened a can-o-worms with this one? Obviously I not the only one who is unclear on what is necessary and will be necessary to record and play back sound with OS/2. So by the numbers, here come the questions. 1 - Will the WIN 3.1 support coming for OS/2 include the sound recording and playback capability. 2 - Is MMPM/2 required to: a) record sound b) playback sound c) use the SB drivers recently loaded to the os2bbs 3 - Are the drivers loaded to this bbs Beta/Prerelease? 4 - Is there a guide / information apar / red book that details - a) supported sound recording , playback hardware b) Known application problems related to using sound recording playback in an OS/2 environment. (including DOS and WIN apps under OS/2) c) Recommended DOS settings for DOS and Windows applications under OS/2 that use sound. Eric Ilsley ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:50:21 on 92/09/16 GMT (by IL45794 at OS2CUST) Subject: Rebuilding ICONS. Developers: How about making a Rebldicn.cmd standard on every application? Users have a habit of deleting folders by mistake. Would be nice to have something to throw the ICONS back onto the desktop without having to do an entire reinstall or having to copy down somebody elses settings and doing it one by one from the templates. Mike Hanrahan, Kingsbury Corp. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 14:10:00 on 92/09/16 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Rebuilding ICONS. Ref: Append at 13:50:21 on 92/09/16 GMT (by IL45794 at OS2CUST) Or at least the proper .RC files in the \os2 directory where we can MAKEINI it. How about to starting this habit with IBM? Geza Szivos NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 02:01:08 on 92/09/17 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 16:13:20 on 92/09/11 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST) John, I just ordered a Soundblaster MC card, and I also just received MMPM/2. Will the SB driver come from IBM or SB? Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 (519) 885-1211 x2204 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:19:45 on 92/09/17 GMT (by MANDEL at SJTVM1) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 15:24:38 on 92/09/22 GMT (by MANDEL at SJTVM1) Subject: n/a <append deleted as subject matter was not applicable to this forum> Rick Mandel ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 20:07:09 on 92/09/18 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: PCMTable Ref: Append at 18:18:46 on 92/09/08 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE83) Jack, I just received a new PCMTABLE dated 9/18 (pretty close to what I expected) and it is now on the BBS. Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:52:59 on 92/09/19 GMT (by HNDERSON at AUSVM8) Subject: IBM partication in the CFROUM Ref: Various appends by IBMer I strongly recommend that all IBMer take time to READ THE HEADERS of THIS AND ALL OTHER CFORUMs. This Cforum and all other Cforums are for Customers to ask questions offer views, suggestion, etc. TO other customers, and to IBMers. They are NOT TO CONTAIN references to IBM Internal USE Only products. They are not to reference IBM INTERNAL minidisk that are not available to customers. They are not to contain reference to unannounced products. __ __ ___ __ __ _ _ | |_| | / \ | \| | | |./ / Hank Henderson HNDERSON at AUSVM8 | _ | / _~_ \ Sincerely | . < Staff OSS to OS/2 BBS (TEAMOS2) |__| |__| /_/ \_\ |__|\__| |_| \_\ Tie:8-793-8647 Austin, Texas LNK1SM7 @ IBMLINK - OS/2 BBS ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 00:13:12 on 92/09/20 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE86) Subject: PCMTable Ref: Append at 20:07:09 on 92/09/18 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Brent, Thank you I will down load and use as a source for questions on NSC until they get it posted there. Off of here again and back to NSC to see who I can help. Jack Hiatt Marc Life Atlanta Ga. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:20:55 on 92/09/22 GMT (by ESACK at BCRVMPC1) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 14:50:20 on 92/09/15 GMT (by PER518 at OS2CUST) Eric, Let me try to answer some of your questions. MMPM/2 will be required for you native OS/2 applications to run. Windows applications running in WINOS2 will require the Windows multimedia extensions. The Soundblaster driver on this BBS is for MMPM/2, and allows native OS/2 applications to use the Soundblaster card. Patti Esack ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 22:27:23 on 92/09/22 GMT (by ESACK at BCRVMPC1) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 02:01:08 on 92/09/17 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) The Soundblaster driver is available on this BBS from the selective fix section. Patti Esack ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 01:51:07 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 22:27:23 on 92/09/22 GMT (by ESACK at BCRVMPC1) I don't understand, and perhaps you can explain more. Using MMPM/2, I can play certain .wav and .mid files from a CDROM and an IBM M-Audio card linked to an amplifer and speakers. However, when I execute WINOS2 and call the same CDROM, I get the text and graphic files, but I can not get any sound when clicking on the pictured sound icons in the program. Why doesn't WINOS2 "know" that MMPM/2 has been loaded by config.sys, and the M-Audio card is there? Is the problem with what I have put in the WPS icon parameter to execute the CDROM program? Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 (519) 885-1211 x2204 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:22:55 on 92/09/23 GMT (by PER518 at OS2CUST) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 22:20:55 on 92/09/22 GMT (by ESACK at BCRVMPC1) 1000(thank yous) and 1 gold star That was what I needed to hear. DOS / WIN app support was my primary concern. Ms Esack 1 additional question is there a document that lists the applications experiencing the 1000+ int problem or perhaps DOS Settings that might minimize the problem? Thank you again Eric Ilsley ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 21:29:51 on 92/09/23 GMT (by ESACK at BCRVMPC1) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 01:51:07 on 92/09/23 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Elliot, The problem is that running WINOS2 is like running Windows. Windows has its own multimedia extensions (part # 92F2740) and does not recognize OS/2's multimedia extensions. To run a CD driver in WINOS2 install it just like you would in Windows/DOS. In essence if you want to run both OS/2 and Windows multimedia applications you need to install BOTH MMPM/2 and Windows Multimedia Extensions. I hope this helps clear up some of the confusion. Patti Esack ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 06:36:25 on 92/09/24 GMT (by 84816403 at EHONE) Subject: LAN to LAN WAN (LTLW) Is there a forum on LTLW? Gary Christen (CHR at CHVM1) ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 16:30:36 on 92/09/24 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B) Subject: LAN to LAN WAN (LTLW) Ref: Append at 06:36:25 on 92/09/24 GMT (by 84816403 at EHONE) There isn't a customer forum (CFORUM) on this subject. You might want to ask this on the internal ISTHERE FORUM or the LAN FORUM to see if someone there knows of one. Brent Allen - IBM LAN Systems Integration Services Southlake, TX ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 01:46:18 on 92/09/25 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Sound Multimedia info apar? Ref: Append at 21:29:51 on 92/09/23 GMT (by ESACK at BCRVMPC1) It certainly does - much thanks. Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 (519) 885-1211 x2204 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 00:48:58 on 92/09/26 GMT (by IL65077 at OS2CUST) Subject: Tape backup compression program I've seen a data compression program for DOS that will allow 300 mb of data to be put on a 3M DC2120 compatable (120mb) data cartridge. Is there a program fo r OS/2 1.3 which will do the same thing? I'm currently using IBM PS/2 internal tape backup program for OS/2 and have to stick in 3 tapes to back up a 300mb SC SI drive! Any other relatively inexpensive solutions out there? Bill Nelson, TIUA ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 02:07:11 on 92/09/27 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: Tape backup compression program Ref: Append at 00:48:58 on 92/09/26 GMT (by IL65077 at OS2CUST) Bill, We use the PMTAPE 2.01 program from IBM which you should be able to update your OS2TAPE 1.01 to without a great cost. It has three levels of compression, none, level 1, and level 2. Level 2 takes more CPU, but offers the maximum compression, usually around 2 to 1. I have had it perform from 1.7 to 1 up to 2.5 to 1 on our data. I don't think you can get your whole 300+ MB disk on one tape if your files are normal, but this program is a great improvement over the OS2TAPE program you now have. Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:37:10 on 92/09/28 GMT (by IL65077 at OS2CUST) Subject: Student records and registration We are a very small private university (about 150 students) and are looking for alternatives for a student records and registration package to run on OS/2 Lan Server. One using OS/2 database manager as a back end would be nice if we can get to the data from DOS/Windows lan requesters. An alternative would be a multiuser LAN version of a package written in Foxbase, Paradox, or better yet, Superbase 4 fo r Windows. Does anyone know of such an animal? Thanks! Bill Nelson, TIUA, Salem, OR ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 19:57:20 on 92/09/28 GMT (by PWIS110 at OS2CUST) Subject: SBMMPM selective fixes I am posting this note under this topic since other MultiMedia nerds have previously convened here. I looked at the new SBMMPM SOUNDBLASTER Multi-Media fixes now available on this BBS and am disappointed to read that it 'does not support MIDI recording'. Am I doomed to boot to DOS forever? Worse yet, install Windoze? K2 MONICO ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 01:42:19 on 92/09/29 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Tape backup compression program Ref: Append at 02:07:11 on 92/09/27 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Mike, I just looked at my copy of the PMTAPE which is 92F3361. It says 2.0 - when did you get 2.01, and how does it differ from 2.0? Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 (519) 885-1211 x2204 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 13:29:13 on 92/09/29 GMT (by DEV1281 at OS2CUST) Subject: Modem Sharing and Remote LAN access Ref: Append at 13:49:25 on 92/08/25 GMT (by RAGAN at AUSVM1) Rick, Do you have information relating to getting modem pooling working on a Novell network? I'd also like to do this, but with the modem in a DOS workstation an d access by OS/2 workstations, as well as other DOS workstations. If you know anything that might work, I'd appreciate hearing from you. Christopher Myers, Quatech, Inc. ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 18:10:35 on 92/09/29 GMT (by DAVISN at HOUVMSCC) ..... ISTHERE CFORUM modified at 21:17:28 on 92/09/29 GMT (by DAVISN at HOUVMSCC) Subject: Tape backup compression program Ref: Append at 01:42:19 on 92/09/29 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) PMTAPE 2.01 contains minor updates to 2.0 to allow it to work under OS/2 2.0. It has been available since May (the files are all 4/24/92. |The part number on the disk label is 92F3720. This may or may not |be the orderable part number. Nathan Davis ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 23:35:02 on 92/09/29 GMT (by ROBJ at BLDVMA) - Subject: Model 85 Typewriter!! Isthere anyone who knows how to set up a model 85 typewriter as a PC printer? The typewriter in question has what appears to be a printer cable on it, but it won't print when addressed as lpt1:... When I copied con: to lpt1: and pressed ctrl-Z I got a printer not ready message... and the manual doesn't mention this. Thanks. Rob Johnson, Palo Alto ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 00:44:24 on 92/09/30 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Subject: Tape backup compression program Ref: Append at 01:42:19 on 92/09/29 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Elliot, I got the PMTAPE 2.01 from our friendly IBM SE, after reading about it on IBMLI NK. It fixed a major problem we were having with PMTAPE 2.0, in that it seemed to allocate 4KB of RAM for every file it put onto a tape. You can fit up to 50 00 files on a tape, which means we would end up with a 20MB + swap file. 2.01 does not do this. YEA!!! Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 01:31:28 on 92/09/30 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Tape backup compression program Ref: Append at 18:10:35 on 92/09/29 GMT (by DAVISN at HOUVMSCC) The dates on my files are 1/6/92! I've been using it with PM and it seems to work well with my true blue hardware. I assume then, that I have version 2.0. Is there a charge to update to 2.01, or will another version be available shortly? Incidentally, it converted all my old PMTAPE files from version 1. Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 (519) 885-1211 x2204 ----- ISTHERE CFORUM appended at 01:33:23 on 92/09/30 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP) Subject: Tape backup compression program Ref: Append at 00:44:24 on 92/09/30 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST) Well I read what you report and what Nathan reports - so I'll speak to my friendly SE. Thanks. Elliott M. Avedon University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 (519) 885-1211 x2204