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Subject: Re: Coding examples (Re: VMS Pascal article)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 11:36:35 -0500
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On 2025-01-06 3:22 p.m., Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 1/6/2025 4:50 AM, Marc Van Dyck wrote:
>> There used to be a book from Digital Press named "programming OpenVMS
>> applications using Pascal" or something like that. Unavailable today
>> unless you manage to find a used copy, of course. But before its
>> publication, various versions of this book floated on the Digital
>> network. It was named "Pastools". I still have a hardcopy of that book,
>> version 0.9, so very close to the published version. Can electronic
>> versions of this book still be found somewhere ? It is a very valuable
>> resource for people who want to call system services from Pascal.
> 
> Writing VAX/VMS Applications Using Pascal / Theo De Klerk from 1991.
> 
> Not available any longer. But still covered by copyright.

You can click "Add to wishlist" here, and set yourself up to get 
notified when a used copy eventually circulates through their system:
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/writing-vaxvms-applications-using-pascal_theo-de-klerk/2874472/?resultid=e99ce148-01a9-4775-8291-a49c53dc349a#isbn=0139711775&edition=5374305

I've been successful doing that with some out-of-print book titles in 
the past, after months, and even years, have gone by. It's always
a surprise when you suddenly get an email notification, and you can 
defer your purchase decision to that point. There's no obligation to 
acquire.