Access To Wang

Columns in chronological order

Listed below are all of my columns for Access To Wang in the order of their appearance in the magazine. Besides regular columns, there are also special reports, sidebars, and features.

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1	May 1986 Access 86	The SCRN2WP utility: Create a WP document from a screen dump Describes how to use Wang Procedure language to create a WP document from a screen dump
2	June 1986 Access 86	Procedure Style and Standards: A procedure writer's toolkit and how to influence style via the Editor Suggestions on style and usage for Wang Procedure files
3	July 1986 Access 86	The ACCESSCK Procedure: User security profile A Procedure the shows the user their security access profile
4	August 1986 Access 86	The MOVEIT Procedure: MOVE files, don't COPY them! Shows how a Procedure could be used to move a file
5	September 1986 Access 86	The RUNRPT Procedure: REPORT utility heading control Uses Procedure to control the REPORT utility
6	October 1986 Access 86	The NEWMENU Procedure: Making a procedure menu An approach to menus using Procedure
7	November 1986 Access 86	Procedure 3.00.10: Unlocking its secrets New features of Procedure
8	December 1986 Access 86	The WORKBNCH Procedure: An illustration of the FIND subroutine A tool that extracts files by name and presents a list with several actions
9	January 1987 Access 87	The TRACER Procedure: Seeing how they run Using the TRACE facility in Procedure
10	February 1987 Access 87	The $VERIFY Procedure: Using subprocedures Using subprocedures
11	March 1987 Access 87	Using Procedure Generators: INQUIRY, PROCGEN and PROCFORM Programs that general Procedures
12	April 1987 Access 87	Procedures from Boilerplate: Plus the External Copy function within the Wang Editor Creating Procedure source from stored examples
13	May 1987 Access 87	A User Management System: Using logon procedures to set usage constants A generic user default system using GLOBAL variables
14	June 1987 Access 87	The MWSEDIT Procedure: Controlling workstation personalities Edits specific elements in user Multistation workstation personalities
15	July 1987 Access 87	The FILEDATA Procedure: Gathering file usage data Extract information on system file usage
16	August 1987 Access 87	The TRANSPRT Procedure: Queuing print files to remote systems A Procedure that transfers print files between VS systems (part 1 of 2)
17	September 1987 Access 87	The TRANSPRT Procedure, Part II: Creating print file headers A Procedure that transfers print files between VS systems (part 2 of 2)
18	October 1987 Access 87	Menu Generating Utilities: Menu management options Tools that generate menu programs
19	November 1987 Access 87	VS Search Utilities: Assessing four public domain USERAIDS Publicly-available text search tools for the Wang VS
20	December 1987 Access 87	On The Drawing Board: VS site planning considerations Site planning considerations
21	January 1988 Access 88	VS Peripheral Connections: Getting to there from here Types of workstation connections
22	February 1988 Access 88	Asynchronous Devices on the VS: Get in sync with async options Connecting asynchronous workstations to Wang systems
23	March 1988 Access 88	Tying Workstations to Tasks: Put power and productivity in the user's hands Choosing the right workstation for the task
24	April 1988 Access 88	Controlling File Access: OPENing up your files with SPECIAL INPUT Using SPECIAL INPUT to speed file access
25	May 1988 Access to Wang	Making Contact: Converting documents for data exchange Methods of converting Wang WP documents
26	June 1988 Access to Wang	Better Houskeeping: A two-part series on system management General rules for VS system administration
27	July 1988 Access to Wang	Order to the System: Utilities that enhance system management Tools for system administration
28	August 1988 Access to Wang	The Shadow Knows: A beginner's guide to background processing First steps in developing programs for non-interactive (background) use
29	September 1988 Access to Wang	Task Management: More on background processing More on non-interactive (background ) processing
30	October 1988 Access to Wang	Architecture 101: What do users want for text processing? Discussion of text processing models, including Wang WP and LAN approaches
31	November 1988 Access to Wang	Exchanging VS data files with IBM systems via tape Using tape to move VS data to IBM systems
32	November 1988 Access to Wang	Review: Wang COBOL-85 Review of Wang's COBOL-85 product
33	December 1988 Access to Wang	Robot Operators: Keystroke automation with Multi-Station Using Multistation glossaries to automate nightly operations tasks
34	January 1989 Access to Wang	Time-Release Operations: More on using Glossary for keystroke automation More on using Multistation glossaries to automate operations tasks
35	February 1989 Access to Wang	Doing a Rube Goldberg: A low-tech approach to PC/VS text integration Description of a low-tech method of integrating PC and Wang WP documents
36	March 1989 Access to Wang	The Cheap Detective: GUMSHOE tracks down SUBMIT and background processing Description of GUMSHOE, a text search tool that uses background processing
37	April 1989 Access to Wang	Power Off!: When the lights go out, don't be in the dark Preparing for power outages and steps to recover after one
38	May 1989 Access to Wang	VS transfers to PC spreadsheets Transferring VS data to spreadsheets to solve some reporting needs
39	June 1989 Access to Wang	Time Trials: Determining workstation response time and more on Lotus date formats A procedure for determining approximate workstation response time without expensive utility software
40	July 1989 Access to Wang	Word Work: Text tools to manage manuscript preparation VS tools that can be used to search, catalog, or compare versions of documents
41	August 1989 Access to Wang	Inner Workings: Part I: Advanced VS file investigation Discovering secrets of Wang VS internals; part 1 of 2
42	September 1989 Access to Wang	Name, Rank & Serial Number: Part II: Advanced VS file investigation Discovering secrets of Wang VS internals; part 2 of 2
43	October 1989 Access to Wang	To Any Length: Variable-length data records: a COBOL example Using variable-length records in COBOL programs
44	November 1989 Access to Wang	Brain Savers: Strategies to make your VS work harder than you do Methods of reducing or eliminating drudgery in VS system use
45	December 1989 Access to Wang	It's Showtime: Creating effective system presentations Using screen dumps and the SHOWSCRN utility to present system images
46	January 1990 Access to Wang	In CONTROL: The updated CONTROL File Management Utility gets increased and effective functionality New features of CONTROL explained and demonstrated
47	February 1990 Access to Wang	This Year's Model: Improved features add more usability for DATENTRY New features of DATENTRY explained and demonstrated
48	March 1990 Access to Wang	Memories: Remembering how to write programs that create procedures has its benefits Creating programs that write Procedure files
49	April 1990 Access to Wang	Spellbound: Mastering printer control codes - first of a two-part series Embedding printer control characters in Wang print files (part 1 of 2)
50	May 1990 Access to Wang	Printed Matter: Practical applications of printer control codes - second of a two-part series Embedding printer control characters in Wang print files (part 2 of 2)
51	June 1990 Access to Wang	Routine Procedure: Exploring Wang subroutines with Procedure Using Procedures to test and display the results of the Wang VSSUBS library
52	July 1990 Access to Wang	Here's the Needle!: Finding files fast with BACKDATA Creating a backup file log system using BACKUP's print files as data
53	August 1990 Access to Wang	Safety First!: Develop a backup strategy for your system Creating a backup strategy for your system
54	September 1990 Access to Wang	Blueprints: Application design for asynchronous workstations Designing applications to work well with asynchronous workstations (part 1 of 2)
55	October 1990 Access to Wang	Design School: Application design for asynchronous workstations - Part II Designing applications to work well with asynchronous workstations (part 2 of 2)
56	November 1990 Access to Wang	Safe and Secure: Tighten up VS system security with this tip Enhancements to reporting information within the SECURITY file
57	December 1990 Access to Wang	The Steamroller Effect: Flatten files with CONDENSE Using the CONDENSE utility to combine file information for REPORT or INQUIRY
58	January 1991 Access to Wang	File Experiments: Existing disk management software doesn't fulfill simple needs Review of disk management tools and their limitations
59	February 1991 Access to Wang	Cleaning House: Clean-up utilities for the VS Review of utilities that could be combined for disk management
60	March 1991 Access to Wang	Getting the Message: The USERAID MAIL, and a SECURDB update for OS 7.20 or higher Discussion of MAIL, a free electronic mail tool, and updates to the SECUREDB tool
61	April 1991 Access to Wang	The Green Machine: The environmental impact of computer operations Suggestions for reducing the environmental impact of computer operations (part 1 of 2)
62	April 1991 Access to Wang	Aiding the Cause: The updated USERAIDS are tools that may benefit your shop Review of the USSWU VSAIDS package
63	May 1991 Access to Wang	Power and People: The environmental impact of computer operations - Part II Suggestions for reducing the environmental impact of computer operations (part 2 of 2)
64	June 1991 Access to Wang	Easy Routines: Options for linking subroutines Options for linking subroutines
65	July 1991 Access to Wang	Shrink to Fit: Easing troublesome data communications Methods of transferring data and some compression tools available
66	August 1991 Access to Wang	The Perfect Manager: Tools to help manage print files Comparison of print file management tools
67	September 1991 Access to Wang	No More Tears: A painless approach to GETPARM and PUTPARM programming Creating GETPARM and PUTPARM requests in programs easily
68	November 1991 Access to Wang	A Classic Tool: From humble USERAID beginnings, EZFORMAT approaches cult status Review of the features of EZFORMAT
69	December 1991 Access to Wang	Trading Info: Successful VS/PC exchanges require knowing your files inside and out Understanding the internal structure of files when exchanging data with dissimilar systems
70	January 1992 Access to Wang	Not Just For Accountants Anymore: Taking a second look at DP uses for spreadsheets Using spreadsheets for file design, data conversion, and project management
71	February 1992 Access to Wang	Updating the Security Database: Changes to the SECURITY utility may require a few modifications Updating information on the SECUREDB tool to enhance security information
72	March 1992 Access to Wang	Integration: Adapting existing technologies to new standards Options for integrating Wang VS systems in a heterogeneous environment
73	April 1992 Access to Wang	Rediscovering CONVERTC: Practical uses for a little-known tool Advanced search uses for CONVERTC
74	June 1992 Access to Wang	Limited Access: Restricting user access through the application Assigning access rights to programs, not users
75	July 1992 Access to Wang	Change Control: Effectively managing the development process Discussion of source file change control and application to the VS editor
76	August 1992 Access to Wang	The Procedure Police: A quick, standard method for updating and documenting procedure code A method for producing easy documentation for Procedure files
77	September 1992 Access to Wang	Shifting the Burden: Downloading VS files to PCs lets users run their own reports Using COBOL programs to create tab-delimited text files for import into PC applications
78	October 1992 Access to Wang	Robot Administrator: How to automate routine administrative chores Steps to convert programs to be eligible for automation
79	November 1992 Access to Wang	Simulating paths on the VS: An alternative to putting common programs in the system library A simulation of MS-DOS and Unix paths, allowing search of several libraries for programs
80	December 1992 Access to Wang	Global Variables: Let your applications share information Using GLOBAL variables to pass information between programs
81	January 1993 Access to Wang	Out of Sight!: Putting your programs in deep background Creating a Procedure to submit programs to background
82	February 1993 Access to Wang	Search Tools Revisited: Want more power and flexibility? Look to UNIX Using Wang's FINDTEXT and CONVERTC and the Unix awk and sed utilities
83	March 1993 Access to Wang	Understanding Data Exchange Formats: How to keep your information from getting lost in translation Discussion of common data exchange formats and their use
84	April 1993 Access to Wang	Winloc 3.1: Turn your PC into an MS-Windows workstation for the VS Review of a new version of WINLOC, a Windows-based Wang terminal emulator
85	May 1993 Access to Wang	Glossary Language: With this tool, even non-technical users can improve and customize applications Beginning use of Multistation glossaries to automate keystrokes
86	June 1993 Access to Wang	Introducing the Wang Symbolic Debugger Techniques and personalization of the Wang debugger (part 1 of 2)
87	July 1993 Access to Wang	The Wang Symbolic Debugger: Part Two of a series Techniques and personalization of the Wang debugger (part 2 of 2)
88	July 1993 Access to Wang	A Glimpse into the UNIX Universe A general description of Unix, comparing it to the Wang VS
89	August 1993 Access to Wang	Making the Move to UNIX: Look before you leap General discussion of issues when migrating to Unix
90	August 1993 Access to Wang	System Administration: Unix system administration explained Unix system administration tasks and issues
91	September 1993 Access to Wang	Behind the GUI: Exploring UNIX First steps in exploring Unix
92	October 1993 Access to Wang	The Unix File System: Navigating the hierarchical directory structure Beginning use of the Unix file system, including descriptions of its directory structure
93	November 1993 Access to Wang	Unix System Administration: Assigning access rights Basic Unix security and user setup
94	December 1993 Access to Wang	Unix Terminal Setup and Administration: Surviving configuration tasks Unix system hardware setup
95	January 1994 Access to Wang	VS Functionality in Unix: Imitated, never duplicated Comparison of common operations using the Wang VS and Unix systems
96	February 1994 Access to Wang	Unix Background Control: Using the shell job control commands Unix commands for putting jobs into background
97	March 1994 Access to Wang	Unix Automation Tools: More on cron More on the cron tool for background scheduling
98	April 1994 Access to Wang	Living Without the CREATE Utility: Making do in Unix Finding Unix tools to replace the functionality of CREATE
99	May 1994 Access to Wang	Carrying COBOL Applications Into the Next Generation COBOL's current use and future in other environments
100	May 1994 Access to Wang	New features in COBOL 85 Changes to COBOL syntax under the '85 specification
101	May 1994 Access to Wang	Choosing a target environment Review of platforms and products for COBOL development
102	May 1994 Access to Wang	Three COBOL Products Description of three COBOL development systems
103	June 1994 Access to Wang	Cross-Platform File Archiving: Combine, compress, retrieve and store files with common utilities Description of Unix and MS-DOS compression tools, including ZIP/UNZIP and Lha
104	July 1994 Access to Wang	Archiving Tools Continued: Putting some ZIP in your system Using ZIP on Unix systems
105	September 1994 Access to Wang	The Shell Game: Unix shell script languages for the procedure programmer Comparison of Unix shell script languages with Wang Procedure
106	October 1994 Access to Wang	E-mail Made Easy: Unix automates mail delivery Using Unix mail to deliver messages, reports, and other information
107	November 1994 Access to Wang	The Unix Solution: Fast, cheap and versatile General description of Unix from the perspective of a Wang user
108	December 1994 Access to Wang	Looking for Help in All the Right Places: Online services fill vacuum left by user groups' demise Discussion of the demise of user groups and likely on-line replacements for them
109	January 1995 Access to Wang	vi Basics: The editor everyone loves to hate Basics of the vi editor, common to all Unix systems
110	January 1995 Access to Wang	Network Administration Got You Scared?: Here's what you need to know Basic discussion of network setup and administration
111	January 1995 Access to Wang	Glossary of Network Terms Terms used in networking
112	February 1995 Access to Wang	Less and WINLOC: Utilities to make life easier for users The less tool (an alternative to more) and customized menus for WINLOC
113	April 1995 Access to Wang	Source Code Tracking on the VS: File comparison and installation Using the Wang COMPARE utility (the SRCDIFF option) to sift out changes to source files
114	May 1995 Access to Wang	Revision Control: Source code tracking in the Unix environment Unix revision control systems, including RCS and SCCS; comparison to Wang tools
115	June 1995 Access to Wang	Hypertext Links: Document access without paper Description of hypertext systems, including Wang INFO, Microsoft help files, and HTML
116	June 1995 Access to Wang	SMB Networks: The key to Unix integration Using SMB-compliant servers and clients for easy Unix/PC integration
117	July 1995 Access to Wang	Following Technology Trends: What will the future bring? Predictions for Information Systems industry trends
118	August 1995 Access to Wang	Converting COBOL Source Code: VS utilities provide conversion tools VS tools that can be used to convert COBOL code to other environments
119	September 1995 Access to Wang	Dialing In: Remote terminal access to the VS Models of remote access to VS systems, including asynchronous workstations and remote network access
120	October 1995 Access to Wang	Telecommuting for the VS: Remote network connections using SLIP A prototype of network-based access to VS and other systems using SLIP
121	November 1995 Access to Wang	Setting Up a Remote Terminal: A step-by-step tutorial Step-by-step instructions for setting up Wang asynchronous workstations
122	December 1995 Access to Wang	Moving from Wang WP to PC Word Processing Comparisons of Wang WP and PC word processing systems for those planning to migrate
123	January 1996 Access to Wang	Forced Conversion: Converting PC word processing to other formats Saving PC documents in special formats for conversion
124	February 1996 Access to Wang	New Dog, Old Tricks: Merging documents using PC word processing products Comparison of document merges using Wang WP and PC word processing products
125	March 1996 Access to Wang	Avoiding Obsolescence: How to stay on top of the new wave of technology Discussion of new systems skills and likely employment trends
126	March 1996 Access to Wang	Staying Employed in the New Information Order Strategies to keep employed as new systems take hold
127	March 1996 Access to Wang	The Changed Decision Model for Enterprise Technology New decision models used by IT and business management to evaluate options
128	June 1996 Access to Wang	PC/Unix Connectivity Through Simple File Transfer Types of simple file transfer between unlike systems
129	August 1996 Access to Wang	Getting Everyone Together: Applying Internet technology for an organization's internal information needs Uses of Internet tools for workgroup communication within the organization
130	October 1996 Access to Wang	Cyber Pubs: Publishing for internal information needs using Web technology Using Web technology for internal informational needs
131	February 1997 Access to Wang	Tricky Business: Converting legacy documents to the Web Converting existing documents to HTML for distribution within the organization
132	April 1997 Access to Wang	The Ins and Outs of the World Wide Web: Building Web-based data entry applications Techniques and issues of Web-based data entry applications
133	November 1997 Access to Wang	It's All in the Code: Comparing the VS with other development environments Comparing the development environments of the Wang VS and new technologies
134	January 1998 Access to Wang	The VS Developer's Guide to Script Languages: Part 1: Introduction to script languages Introducing script languages and their application (part 1 of 6)
135	February 1998 Access to Wang	Using Script Languages: Part 2: VBScript Script language series: VBScript (part 2 of 6)
136	March 1998 Access to Wang	Using Script Languages: Part 3: JavaScript Script language series: JavaScript (part 3 of 6)
137	April 1998 Access to Wang	Using Script Languages: Part 4 (Perl, Part 1) Script language series: Perl, part 1 (part 4 of 6)
138	May 1998 Access to Wang	Using Script Languages: Part 5 (Perl, Part 2) Script language series: Perl, part 2 (part 5 of 6)
139	June 1998 Access to Wang	Using Script Languages: Part 6: Java Script language series: Java (part 6 of 6)
140	June 1998 Access to Wang	Unix Integration: Connecting Wang VS and Unix systems Connecting VS and Unix systems using common asynchronous workstations or LAN-based gateway products
141	July 1998 Access to Wang	Script Languages and Getting Online: Concluding the scripting series and information on getting onto the Internet Concluding remarks on script languages; steps for getting on the Internet (part 1 of 2)
142	August 1998 Access to Wang	More About Getting Online More on getting on the Internet (part 2 of 2)

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