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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:18:45 LCL
From:         "John P. Hartmann" <PIPER@VNET.BITNET>
Subject:      CALLPIPE is picky.

 RE: CALLPIPE is picky.

 I suspect there is something entirely different afoot here; GLOBALV
 GET does not produce console output unless it hits an error.  COMMAND
 has "always" tossed its output into the bit bucket when it wasn't
 connected.  A hole after it should have no effect.

 Could you send me the failing EXEC (wrapped in mail)?

     j.                                                john@vnet.ibm.com
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 16:09:09 EST
From:         Ben Chi <BEC@ALBANY.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: mo betta CC-to-PS filter

On Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:50:43 CST Rick Troth said:
>  . . . If anyone needs a CC-to-PS filter,  drop me a note.   I'll send
>>you this gem.   I could use some feedback on it to be sure it's strong.

Not to detract from Rick's offering (which should be fast since it's
compiled C code), I'll mention again PF2PS EXEC:

  PF2PS reads a file and translates it to PostScript format, writing the
result to another file.  If the input file has printer control
characters in column 1 (either ASA or channel commands), specify a CC
option.  Otherwise the file will be formatted 55 lines/page with a
header on each page, giving the same appearance as does the standard CMS
PRINT (NOCC) command, unless the NOH option is given, in which case the
file will be formatted 58 lines/page with no header.

GET PF2PS EXEC from LISTSERV@ALBANY:.edu: .
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:00:05 CST
From:         Jim Colten <IJIM@UMINN1.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: mo betta CC-to-PS filter
              11 Jan 1993 18:50:43 CST from <TROTH@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>

On Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:50:43 CST Rick Troth said:
>Hi,
>
>        Dunno if I've said anything about this here before.   I had some
>C code to interpret machine (and ASA when possible) carriage control and
>put out PostScript for an 8.5x11 page.   Recently  (end of last week)  I
>went back over this code,  so it's slightly improved.
>
>        If anyone needs a CC-to-PS filter,  drop me a note.   I'll send
>you this gem.   I could use some feedback on it to be sure it's strong.
>
>Stop BASIC before it stops you.   -- Dijkstra
>Stop UNIX before it stops you.   -- Troth
>
>Rick Troth <troth@rice.edu>, Rice University, Information Systems

If this is for CMS, I am interested.

Jim
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 13:25:47 CET
From:         Christian.J.Reichetzeder@AWIIMC12.IMC.UNIVIE.AC.AT
Subject:      Re: DEBLOCK C/LINEND/STRING

On Tue, 12 Jan 1993 13:12:02 LCL John P. Hartmann said:
>                                         I intend to change the
> definition of  a line to  include the line end  sequence; Will
> this cause a problem for anyone?
Hm,  I remember  having  problems  with the  extra  line when  appending
LINENDs to records for later use of DEBLOCK.
Most of the "real"  files do have some LINEND on the  last record and no
extra  (null)  line  so this  is  ok.  Still  when  you use  DEBLOCK  to
restructure selected  records you end with  either <le>-rec-...-<le>-rec
or  rec-<le>-...-rec-<le> so  now  you'll  have the  extra  line at  the
beginning of the file if you use the former variant.
Gads, I had surprises when filters started to pass null records :-) ...
No, don't think it will really  break something.

Christian
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Date:         Mon, 4 Jan 1993 10:19:30 CST
From:         Galen Tillery <RGTILLER@SAMFORD.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Moving a reader file to tape, retaining carriage control.

On Thu, 17 Dec 1992 09:38:29 LCL John P. Hartmann said:
> RE: Moving a reader file to tape, retaining carriage control.
> Unblocked output, no labels, two tape marks:
>    pipe reader | tape wtm 2
> Blocked 32K:
>    pipe reader | block 32000 vb | tape wtm 2

Looks like this was just the solution I was looking for.  Thanks to all
who replied (I really got a good education as to what PIPES can be used
for).  BTW, I showed my director how this 1 line PIPE command would
take the place of a many line ASSEMBLER program and he was very much
impressed (I think he thought PIPES was just another toy I had asked
for that wasn't worth much).

Thanks, Galen
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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 16:59:33 EST
From:         Wayne Smith <WTS@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Subject:      INSRT REXX

Including at the end of this posting is a filter I just wrote to insert
lines at the nth line going through a pipe.  Since I'm just an
apprentice plumber, I'd appreciate critiques from master plumbers.

If this is useful to anyone else, then great! Please feel free to use it.

Regards,

Wayne (on this day, Herman Hollerith patented 1st DP computer, 1889) Smith
Systems Group - CAPS              BITNET/CREN:  wts@maine
University of Maine System        internet:     wts@maine.maine.edu
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 13:56:07 CST
From:         Rick Troth <TROTH@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
Subject:      CALLPIPE COMMAND is picky

        I have a  'CALLPIPE COMMAND GLOBALV GET var var var ... '
in some code for our printing system.   Yesterday I found it not
GETting the variables listed.   Tacking on a  "| HOLE"  fixed it.
I didn't see any reference to this in the help screen.
This is in CMS 8.   Is it intentional?

Stop BASIC before it stops you.   -- Dijkstra
Stop UNIX before it stops you.   -- Troth

Rick Troth <troth@rice.edu>, Rice University, Information Systems
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 13:12:02 LCL
From:         "John P. Hartmann" <PIPER@VNET.BITNET>
Subject:      DEBLOCK C/LINEND/STRING

 RE: DEBLOCK C/LINEND/STRING

 At 1.1.6 and ESA 1.1 level, it writes a null record if the file ends
 with a line end sequence.  You may not have noticed this, for null
 records are not written to disk files.  I intend to change the
 definition of a line to include the line end sequence; as a result
 the trailing null line will not be created.

 Will this cause a problem for anyone?

     j.                                                john@vnet.ibm.com
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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:50:43 CST
From:         Rick Troth <TROTH@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
Subject:      mo betta CC-to-PS filter

Hi,

        Dunno if I've said anything about this here before.   I had some
C code to interpret machine (and ASA when possible) carriage control and
put out PostScript for an 8.5x11 page.   Recently  (end of last week)  I
went back over this code,  so it's slightly improved.

        If anyone needs a CC-to-PS filter,  drop me a note.   I'll send
you this gem.   I could use some feedback on it to be sure it's strong.

Stop BASIC before it stops you.   -- Dijkstra
Stop UNIX before it stops you.   -- Troth

Rick Troth <troth@rice.edu>, Rice University, Information Systems
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Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1993 11:14:46 EST
From:         "Jacques V. Dejean" <DEJEAN@MITVMA.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: using pipe reader

Hi,

I have noticed on occasion that when I use the following sequence of
commands, the file which I am attempting to create disappears.

The pipe specification is:
 'pipe reader file 1234 | find '41'x| spec 2-* 1.80 | deblock net |',
     '|find 'e0'x | deblock textunit | >> file1 notes a'

Is there a reason for the file not to be created?

Thanks,  Jacques
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 10:25:09 GMT
From:         Kwong Kam <URKWK@NYUCCVM.BITNET>
Subject:      2974E after fix rtmesa bugs

After apply UG00457 and UG00486 to RTMESA, I get the following error:

pipe q version
DMSPIN2731I CMS Pipelines (VM/ESA) 2.0101
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:22:42
pipe vmc rtmesa d user | console
DMSPDR2974E VMCF message rejected by user RTMESA
DMSPMG2653I ... Issued by stage number 1 of pipeline number 1
DMSPMG2651I ... Running stage: vmc rtmesa d user
Ready(02974); T=0.01/0.01 10:22:50

Is this a bug in RTMESA or CMS Pipe?  Or have anyone seen this?  System is
VM/ESA 1.1.1.  Thanks.

Kwong Kam     |   New York University    | internet: urkwk@uccvm.nyu.edu
              |University Computer Center|   bitnet: urkwk@nyuccvm
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 13:01:13 EST
From:         Melinda Varian <MAINT@PUCC.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: 2974E after fix rtmesa bugs

Kwong,  that is a problem with the latest version of RTM.  There is
an RTM PTF:  GC04939.
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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 17:05:16 EST
From:         Wayne Smith <WTS@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: INSRT REXX

(better late than never?)

:READ INSRT REXX A2
/* INSRT REXX - a pipe filter to insert data lines into a pipe

   Format:  REXX INSRT lineno dupno dataline

   Action:  The primary input stream is read and output.
            After line "lineno", "dupno"+1 occurrences of the line
            "dataline" are inserted into the output stream.

   Notes:   The "buffer" stages below allow "lineno"==0.

   Author:  CAPS/WTS 01/93 - Wayne T. Smith - wts@maine.maine.edu

   History: 01/93 - initial version for C.Tarr, UM Graduate School
                    for use in REG_CONF MPVM, a screen dumper.
*/
trace

parse arg lineno dupno dataline

if   lineno=='' then lineno   = 0      /* default to top-of-file   */
if    dupno=='' then dupno    = 0      /* default to no duplicate  */
if dataline=='' then dataline = ' '    /* default to a blank line  */

if ^datatype(lineno,'W') then exit 1   /* insertion line *number*  */
if lineno<0              then exit 2   /* ... must be non-negative */

if ^datatype(dupno,'W')  then exit 1   /* duplication    *number*  */
if dupno<0               then exit 2   /* ... must be non-negative */

'callpipe (end ?)',
   '*:',                           /* here come input lines        */
   '|others: take' lineno,         /* pass on, others to "others:" */
   '|new: fanin|buffer',           /* after n lines, add new stuff */
   '|all: faninany|*:',            /* here we pick up rest of data */
   ,
   '?others:|buffer|all:',         /* pass on rest of data         */
   ,
   '?var dataline',                /* generate new stuff           */
   '|duplicate' dupno,             /* dup as necessary             */
   '|new:'                         /* send back to main stream     */
exit rc
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Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1993 14:15:09 GMT
From:         Moss Madden <JU39@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: Panic

On Mon, 4 Jan 1993 10:06:29 EST CC59000 (CC59%IONA.BITNET@edu.buffalo.cc.UBVM)
said:

>Panic was brought in by Milosevic himself. Milosevic wanted Panic to
>be a figure-head, hoping that Panic, being American, could lift
>the sanctions through US and in general improve the Serbian image
>in the world. However soon it became obvious that he could not be
>able to control him, as Panic worked hard for peace.
>Finally when Panic challenged him in the elections, Milosevic had
>enough "causing" the no confidence vote. Milosevic has firm control
>over the whole government, including the senate. So it is clear why
>they voted Panic out of the office.
>     Indeed, Panic was the last hope for a peacful settlement and it
>is unfortunate that the west didn't help. Although it would probably
>be tool late anyway since Milosevic has a firm grip and until Panic,
>there was no challenger.
>     Regarding Kosovo, it is serious problem because Albanians are
>majority there. Yet I am not sure if Greece or Turkey would get involved
>even if something does happen in Kosovo. In any case, the wors case
>scenario is Balkan war. The WW III is quite impossible since the west
>has no territorial interests in the Balkans like in the WW I & II.

But NATO has concerns with the territorial integrity of Turkey, which it would
surely respond to in the event of a Russian invasion of Turkey
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 08:30:32 EDT
From:         Richard Budd <BUDD@CSPGAS11.BITNET>
Subject:      Report from E. Slovakia - January 4, 1993

To the Readers of MIDEUR-L and SLOVAK-L

Kral'ovsky Chlmec, January 4, 1993

Today, I taught English at the gymnasium here because the regular
teacher has a sore throat and can hardly speak.  Since not many
people here speak English anyway, it becomes logical to turn to
the only American in town.

There are four classes for each year, two taught in Slovak and
two taught in Hungarian.  There are members of both nationalities
in the other's class; it's at the request of the student and
his/her parents.  I had three Hungarian classes and two Slovak
classes, though don't quote me on this.  I taught the classes
entirely in English.

The only political event that happened during the day was a
teacher's session we all had to attend.  The director talked in
Magyar and Slovak (but not in English, I got a translation from a
fellow teacher) that the Hungarian nationalist party was trying
to split the gymnasium into Hungarian and Slovak schools
(everybody is catching this fever).  The director reiterated that
the government permits lessons in both languages when the
population breakdown of the community warrants it.  Kral'ovsky
Chlmec is 80% Hungarian, though many students from neighboring
villages, Slovak and Hungarian, attend the school.  They are not
bused by the school, but must take public transportation.

The Slovak stamps are out in the post office.  They show the
Slovak seal of a double cross over three blue hills.  The
denomination is 3 with no definition of currency, just like the
American stamps.  My friend noted this was the first time he
really felt there had been a division of the state.

Yesterday, I went hiking down to the border.  I noticed that one
of the Slovak signs announcing KRAL'OVSKY CHLMEC has been knocked
down.  It wasn't caused by a car.  Somebody pushed the sign out
of the ground.  An ominous sign.

While I was walking through the village of Prebenik, I came
across an abandoned synagogue.  It had been unused for quite a
long time and much of the inside was falling down.  It was a
sturdy building to still remain standing.  To me, it was a sign
of an earlier period where nationalism escalated itself into
intolerance.  For the Slovak, such a period ended in catastrophe.
Hopefully, the Meciar government has learned that lesson from the
past.

                                      Richard Budd
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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 14:46:06 EST
From:         HAMMERL@UCS.INDIANA.EDU
Subject:      RE: Czech and Slovak Literature

Although Kovtun's bibliography, _Czech and Slovak Literature in English_,
was published in 1988, I just checked and found out that selected items
from the period 1983-86 were added to the 1984 bibliography, and it was
the second edition that was published in 1988.  Perhaps that is now
                                                               /not\
recent enough for you.

Louise Hammer
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Date:         Thu, 7 Jan 1993 11:29:37 GMT
From:         "Mr. G. Wightman" <WI6865@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: Books and films

I agree with Hugh Agnew that "The Confession" is worth seeing and would add tha
t the book on which it was based is worth reading. Its inaccuracy may largely l
ie in a portrayal of London that was probably more sympathetic than he deserved
. Since that trial involved Slansky, the number two in the Communist Party in C
zechoslovakia, it understandably drew most of the attention in subsequent liter
ature. The end of communist rule however raises the issue of the significance o
f other trials and particularly earlier trials directed at leaders of non-commu
nist parties, including Milada Horakova of the Socialist Party, and leading
figures in other groups, e.g. Catholic priests.
Is it not time for a reappraisal of the significance of the trials of the
non-communist victims?
Gordon Wightman,
Department of Politics,
University of Liverpool,
From: frysavy@crc.ac.uk (Francis Rysavy x3292)
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Subject: Re: Books and Films Suggestions
Date: 6 Jan 93 10:10:59 GMT
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In article <MIDEUR-L%93010512071752@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU>,         Henry Kucera <HENRY@BROWNVM.BITNET> writes:
> Re the questions about the Stalinist trials in Czechoslovkia in the 1950's:
> 
>  I think that Dr. Agnew is an expert on this part of Czechoslovak history and
> I hope that he may be willing to post a more thorough explanation than I can
> at this point (I am not in the office). In general, the Stalinist purges and
> trials of the early 50's were directed towards supposed "Titoists" and alleged
>  Western spies but the whole affair had a strong anti-Semitic accent to it.
>  Slansky (who was Jewish) was the Secretary General of the Communist Party
> (the number 2 position in the Party hierarchy). Clementis (who was accused of
> Slovak nationalism and who was not Jewish) was the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
>  The others accused and executed were highly placed government officials, all
>  Communists, such as the Minister of Foreign Trade, etc. All the charges were,
>  of course, made up and all the accused were later rehabilitated. That did
> not do much good to those who were executed but may have helped their families.
> However, I cannot offer details at this time.
>  The similarity to the great purge trials in the USSR in the 30's is clearly
> quite striking.
> 
>  Henry Kucera

There is available a book on the topic, the title is I believe "J'accuse" 
and also a film of the same name. I could find the ISBN number of the book
if anybody would be interested.

Francis R.Rysavy, Harrow, UK
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Date:         Mon, 4 Jan 1993 09:20:48 EST
From:         Ed Haupt <haupt@PILOT.NJIN.NET>
Subject:      Information on archives

For archives, I am seeking addresses, preferably e-mail, for this
archive.

Records for G.E. Mueller, who was Ordinarius for Philosophie
for 1 year (1880-1881) at Tchernowsky (Cernauti, Chernovtsy, Austro-Hungarian
name, Czernowitz), now part of the Ukraine, but it was Austria-Hungary at that
time, in particular the independent area of Bukovina.
Where are the archives?  Are they in Wien (because the central government
took them back in 1918?), or Budapest (because Bukovina was then
considered part of Hungary?), or Bucharest (because Cernauti was part of
Romania from 1918 to 1944?), or Kiev (because after 1944, it was part of
the Ukraine?), or Moscow (because everything was moved to Moscow), or
just simply in Chernovtsy?.

Please reply to

haupt@pilot.njin.net

since I am not a member of this group.

Thanks in advance...
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 08:25:45 EDT
From:         Richard Budd <BUDD@CSPGAS11.BITNET>
Subject:      Report from E. Slovakia - January 2, 1993

To the readers of SLOVAK and MIDEUR Discussion Groups

Kral'ovsky Chlmec, Slovakia, January 2, 1993

Saw the celebrations last night on both Magyar and Slovak
television.  It was quite an emotional event.  You could get the
feeling that long-supressed desires for a homeland of their own
had finally been realized.  It was a genuinely happy time for the
people in Bratislava and I could sense their thrill despite my
own personal misgivings about the situation.

It is no secret that the economic costs of this separation are
going to be high.  Meciar expressed that at his news conference.
One thing he mentioned was the possibility of a cooperative
economic pact with Hungary and Poland.  My own feeling there is
Poland would certainly dominate such a union by its sheer numbers
and Hungary would never accede to such a pact, their ties are
moving more toward Austria.  I believe Slovakia will also
increase their ties to Austria.  Last year, when I mentioned at
the TU Bratislava about using microwave transmissions to connect
Bratislava's computer centers with Vienna's network, there was
genuine interest.  One of Pavol Navrat's colleagues mentioned
that Bratislava city wanted to become more integrated with
Vienna.

Hate to mention it yet again, but I still feel federation with
Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, and the Czech Republic is
the best solution.  While I pound on the keys these thoughts, I
have also been pounding out the skeleton of a federal government,
much looser than what existed in former Czechoslovakia or even
the Austro-Hungarian empire.  I would like to share this with the
MIDEUR, SLOVAK, and other forums if the Moderator feels this is a
worthwhile topic.  What do you say, George.

                                      Richard Budd
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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 13:44:45 EST
From:         HAMMERL@UCS.INDIANA.EDU
Subject:      Czech and Slovak Literature

Marcie,

        George J. Kovtun updated his bibliography in 1988, and you
can probably find his _Czech and Slovak Literature in English_
(Washington, DC: Library of Congress) in your library.

Louise
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From:         GEORGE BAUER <BAUER@RCKHRST1.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: More books and films

Laci:

No, my comment about the marines in Somalia was not meant tongue in cheek.

UNahppily, it is true that there will always be hatred.  But I will settle
for surpressed hatred, if the marines can prevent the killing resulting from
openly expressed hatred.  Of course, I would prefer that all forms of
hatred disappear, but at least some lives can be saved even if the hatred
simmers below the surface.  And, if I understand the news correctly, the
hatred in Somalia is against the irregulars who hold the power and the
weapons used to kill and intimidate the people.

george bauer
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