CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface Acknowledgment 1 Setting Terminal Features Set-Up Requirements on Some of Digital's Terminals Requirements on VT100 Terminals Requirements on VT200-Series and VT300-Series Terminals Set-Up Options for International Applications 2 Installing DASL Software on OpenVMS Systems Summary of the DASL Installation Using the VMSINSTAL.COM Procedure Establishing the DSM Environment Manager Account for DASL Running the DSM$CONFIGURE.COM Procedure Creating a Database Volume Set Building a DSM Configuration Starting the DSM Configuration Running the DSM Image Establishing a Development Area Initializing the DASL Software Entering the DASL Manager Area Restoring DASL Library Globals Restoring DASL Library Routines Entering the Development Area Running the DASL Initialization Routine Installing Updated Versions of the DASL Software 3 Installing DASL Software on ULTRIX Systems Summary of the DASL Installation Installing the DASL Software Using setld Establishing the DSM Environment Manager Account for DASL Creating a DSM Environment Manager Account Copying the DASL Volume Set Configuring DSM Creating a Database Volume Set Building and Starting a DSM Configuration Establishing a Development Area Initializing the DASL Software Entering the Development Area Running the DASL Initialization Routine Installing Updated Versions of the DASL Software 4 Establishing and Using DASL Work Areas on OpenVMS Systems Overview of the DASL Environment Creating DASL Work Areas Loading the DASL Demonstration System Customizing the DASL Software Preparing to Work in the Customization Area Using the DSM/DASL_CUSTOMIZE Command Modifying the LOGIN.COM File for the DASL Software Setting Terminal Characteristics in the LOGIN.COM File Assigning Symbols Defining Logical Names Defining DSM$DASL_USRID Defining DSM$DASL_BATCH Defining DSM$DASL_EVENTLOG 5 Establishing and Using DASL Work Areas on ULTRIX Systems Overview of the DASL Environment Creating DASL Work Areas Running the DASL Demonstration System Customizing the DASL Software 6 Performing DASL Database Conversions DASL Conversion Globals DASL Conversion Routines EXAMPLES 4-1 DSM Command Lines FIGURES 2-1 DASL Installation and Initialization on OpenVMS Systems 2-2 Application Parameters Screen 3-1 DASL Installation and Initialization on ULTRIX Systems 3-2 Application Parameters Screen 4-1 DASL Environment in DSM on OpenVMS Systems 5-1 DASL Environment in DSM on ULTRIX Systems TABLES 1-1 Terminal Features for VT200-Series Terminals 1-2 Terminal Features for VT300-Series Terminals 1-3 Additional Features for International Applications 2-1 DSM Utilities Called by the DSM$CONFIGURE Procedure 4-1 DASL Work Areas 5-1 DASL Work Areas