	This directory contains several tasks and command files that I
	have found useful. These come with the standard DECUS grarantee
	(ie - if it doesn't work or crashes your system, tough). The
	phrase "Will run under" means I have tried it under these
	operating systems, and had no problems. The phrase "Should run
	under" means I have not tried it, but know of no reason why it
	needs to be modified to work under these operating systems.

				T. R. Wyant
				Central Virginia LUG
				E. I. DuPont de Nemours & co
				TFD - P.O. Box 27001
				Richmond, Virginia 23261


	TIZ - Task Image Zapper
	    Source Language   - Fortran-77
	    Will run under    - RSX-11M V3.2, RSX-11M+ V1.0 and V2.0
	    Should run under  - RSX-11M, at least back to V3.0 and
				forward to V4.0
	    Function          - Provide formatted dump of task image
				label blocks, showing name, partition,
				priority, creation date, LUN assign-
				ments, and so on. Most of the items
				dumped can be modified. This grew out of
				a task written to deal with the M+ V2.0
				task builder's incorrect common area
				access assignment (since patched).

	CALC - Calculator and radix converter.
	    Source Language   - "@" processor.
	    Will run under    - RSX-11M+ V2.0
	    Should run under  - RSX-11M V4.0
	    Function          - Do integer calculations in octal or
				decimal, and radix conversion to or from
				ASCII (word), RAD-50, or any radix from
				2 thru 16. User can create numeric
				symbols on the fly to store results for
				later use. Note that the calculations
				string is interpreted in "@" fashion
				(left to right), rather than in
				algebraic fashion (* and / before + and
				-). Also, trapping errors in the
				calculation string requires servicing
				Type 2 errors with an ONERR directive,
				ignoring the manual's contention that
				you can't continue after a Type 2 error.
				Wierd things may happen in this case,
				though it has worked okay, so far.

	BRU - BRU command line builder.
	    Source Language   - "@" processor.
	    Will run under    - RSX-11M V3.2, RSX-11M+ V1.0 and V2.0
	    Should run under  - RSX-11M V4.0
	    Function          - Construct the required mount commands
				and BRU command line to do most of our
				BRU runs. Can be invoked interactively
				(@BRU), or with parameter passing (@BRU
				IN: OU: or @BRU OU:=IN:). Validates
				input and output devices, mounts all
				unmounted media foreign (under M+ only),
				and selects BRU switches depending on
				whether the input and output media are
				disk or tape, and whether mounted
				FILES-11 or foreign. All media mounted
				by this command file will be dismounted
				when it exits.

				Under and RSX-11M+ V1.0 only, media
				should be either mounted FILES-11 or
				unmounted; unmounted devices should not
				be set public. Under the other 3
				operating systems, this doesn't matter.

				This command file will apply the /DEN
				switch for MF:, MM:, MS:, and MT: out-
				put, using the highest density avail-
				able. No density is assumed for input.
				This should be readily modifiable to
				meet individual site needs.

				This command file will also (under M+
				V2.0 and M V4.0) compute initial and
				maximum index file sizes for disk-to-
				disk transfers between different-sized
				disks. In all tested cases, these ap-
				proximate the INI defaults.
