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Title:DEC Pascal Notes
Notice:See note 1 for kits. Bug reports to CLT::DEC_PASCAL_BUGS
Moderator:TLE::REAGAN
Created:Sat Jan 25 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2675
Total number of notes:13409

2661.0. "Working with X terminals.." by QCAV02::KPREM () Wed Mar 12 1997 04:42

Hello,
    
One of our customer has a VAX system running VMS 5.5. His application is
PASCAL calling Plot Ten routines. He had graphic stations from Tektronix
connected to his system. He wants to upgrade them now to X Terminals. This
means that he would have to re-write his software to include X protocols and
routines to work with X which he has already planned for. My questions are :
Does Digital have a software to include or convert his application - PASCAL
to work in an X environment? Generally PASCAL comes with it's own Windows
Manager which does this job. It is common knowledge that OLWM for PASCAL on
the VMS platform is a Digital product. Can this product do the job? If not
which is the other software capable of doing so? Our X Terminals system can
connect to any platform and OS as long as the applications have X protocols
and routines built-in. It can connect to a DEC with VMS or a VAX with VMS to
be precise. 
    
Any suggestion ???
    
    
Tks n Regards,
    
Prem
    
    
    
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2661.1TLE::REAGANAll of this chaos makes perfect senseWed Mar 12 1997 08:4213
    Yes, DEC Pascal can call DECwindows routines.  
    
    I thought that Digital had a Tek40xx terminal emulator.  You might want
    to check out that option to keep the customer from having to replace
    the PlotTen routines with X/Motif routines.  I don't know of a easy
    way to convert them, but you should ask in the BULOVA::DECWINDOWS
    conference.  You'll get more help there.
    
    As for "It is common knowledge that OLWM for PASCAL on the VMS platform
    is a Digital product.".  I've never heard of OLWM.  Can you explain
    that to me?
    
    				-John