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by aleksandr.krupnov » Fri Feb 13, 2026 7:35 am » in Software and Layered Products » VMS/XDE

Modern software platforms increasingly rely on containerization technologies to extend operational capabilities—delivering high availability,...

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New Java 17 beta kit

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by arne_v » Fri Jan 30, 2026 5:12 pm » in Programming for OpenVMS » Java

It is out.

(it was promised for January, so ...)

And so far it seems to work.

Hello world and heavy benchmarks.

Java, Groovy, Kotlin, Scala....

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X11 keyboard

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by greg@tssolutions.com.au » Wed Feb 04, 2026 6:36 pm » in VMS Software Inc. » General OpenVMS Questions

Have looked and tried a number of solutions but I cannot get xterm or eve to have a vt220 keyboard.
The X11 server is either cygwin or xcsrv, I have...
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Pascal/Usage=(unused)

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by rlprince@ptd.net » Tue Feb 10, 2026 11:07 am » in OpenVMS V9.x » Compilers

Just wanted to point out a minor issue with the new pascal compiler, V5-148 (GEM 50Z90).

If you specify the /usage=(unused) flag on the compilation,...

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select() and pselect() wish list

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by greg@tssolutions.com.au » Tue Feb 10, 2026 9:21 pm » in Programming for OpenVMS » C/C++

Yup VMS CRTL does not have pselect, but it can be emulated. But it would be nice to have.

This post is abut select() not being documented in the...

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Best Method to Move to New Community Package

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by djlstewart » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:49 pm » in OpenVMS System Management » Installation and Configuration

I received the email with the latest Community Package and am wanting to get suggestions on the most painless way to move from the old to the new....
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Integrating PRODUCT and VSP

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by jonesd61@pobox.com » Mon Feb 09, 2026 7:32 am » in OpenVMS System Management » Installation and Configuration

I made a virtual table extension for SQLite to help me identify what's out of date on my system.

Example output (works best on 132 column...

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3.10 final

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by arne_v » Sat Jan 31, 2026 3:48 pm » in Programming for OpenVMS » Python

VSI has released 3.10 final including the wheels kit.

As far as I can see then no big changes - no performance improvements, and the only new thing...
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VMSSPI Licensing method

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by m_detommaso » Fri Feb 06, 2026 5:50 am » in Software and Layered Products » Others

These days I was reading the User Guide of the VMSSPI V9.0-28 product to understand its potential and possibly propose it as a valid solution in a...

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V9.2-3-300

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by greg@tssolutions.com.au » Fri Feb 06, 2026 12:46 am » in OpenVMS System Management » Installation and Configuration

I installed this, and had to reinstall the system disk as the 'upgraded' disk would fail during the boot.

Narrowed it done to sysman io auto , at...

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