	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.

	A couple of bugs in the Spring '83 version have been fixed in
	this release - see below for details.

				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).
	    Modified          - 16-Mar-84 to correctly determine where
				number of LUNs is stored, and to add
				support for TKB IDENT keyword.

	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.

	Modified              - 16-Mar-84 to correct initialization for
				multi-header index files.
