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Conference noted::hackers_v1

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Moderator:DIEHRD::MORRIS
Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 03 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:680
Total number of notes:5456

386.0. "VTX Hack needed" by STAR::KAPLAN () Mon Jan 19 1987 23:11

    I would like to extract various pieces of information from VTX
    from the AP news wire using a batch job.  I was told that this
    was impossible because VTX could only be run from a terminal.
    
    Does anyone have a hack to access VTX via a batch job?
    
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386.1DTM?YALI::LASTOVICANorm LastovicaTue Jan 20 1987 14:242
    Look at using a DTM (DEC test manager) script as I believe it can
    make a batch job appear to be a terminal.
386.2Need more to go on19584::KAPLANThu Jan 22 1987 02:017
    Norm, I know nothing about VTX and even less about DTM.  Do you have
    any ideas how to accomplish VTX/batch?  Pointers to the locations
    of documentation and source code would be greatly appreciated...
    
    ADthanksVANCE
    -jonathan
    
386.3I'd ask the experts (and the current perts)YALI::LASTOVICANorm LastovicaThu Jan 22 1987 20:3614
    The problem that you have is that the VTX product interface only
    runs on a terminal.  No ifs ands or buts (note, I'm not a developer
    of this (or any) product, this is just what I've found).  If you
    could get the VTX spec for interfacing over the net, it would be
    possible to write a program that would pretend to be VTXPAD and
    get the data.  Look in the VTX notes file.
    
    DTM is the DEC Test Manager and allows you to write a 'script' file
    that DTM will pretend to type for you at a terminal.  There are
    ways to make this run in batch.  Problem is you'll spend a bunch
    of time doing this.
    
    I'd hit the VTX notes file and tell them what problem you are trying
    to solve and see if anyone there can help!