[HECnet] Central nodename database lookup tool

[Mark Matlock]

Johnny,
    I just tried it and it is very cool!

    I really enjoyed reading the C code as it is a very nice example
and tutorial of how to access the Datarieve DDM$$$ object via DECnet.

   Well written example programs are better than reference manuals any day!

Thanks,
Mark


> On May 9, 2021, at 5:49 PM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
> 
> Hi, all.
> 
> If you are running an RSX system on HECnet, and you'd like a simple command line tool to check some information about other nodes, as it is registered in the Datatrieve database I keep on MIM, I've written one now.
> 
> It does require that you have the PDP-11 C runtime libraries installed (they are installed as a part of BQTCP, and also exists as a component in RPM).
> 
> Just grab MIM::HECNET:DDB.TSK, install it, and off you go.
> If you want the sources (it's really simple) they can be found at MIM::HECNET:DDB.C and you also have a Makefile there that compiles it for you, in case you want to experiment some.
> 
> Example run:
> 
> .ddb mim
> Node:     MIM
> Address:  1.13
> Owner:    Johnny Billquist
> OS:       RSX-11M-PLUS V4.6
> CPU:      PDP-11/74 (e11)
> Created:  12 Nov 2011 12:00:00
> Modified: 02 May 2020 19:45:49
> Loc:      Uppsala, Sweden
> Coord:    59.858612,17.638744
> 
> .
> 
> I just thought it could be useful to have sometimes, and it's also a good exercise in interfacing between Datatrieve and PDP-11 C.
> 
>  Johnny
> 
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