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CSPACK

Client-Server
Routines and Utilities

Version 1.30

Application Software Group
Computing and Networks Division

CERN Geneva, Switzerland

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• Preliminary remarks
• Acknowledgements
• Related Documents
• Contents
• List of Tables
• CSPACK -- Overview
  • GLOSSARY
    • Software packages used in High Energy Physics
      • ZEBRA - The data structure management system
      • EPIO - A machine independant input/output package
      • KUIP - The user interface package
      • HBOOK - The histogramming package
      • PAW - The Physics Analysis Workstation
      • FATMEN - A Distributed File and Tape Management System
      • PATCHY - The Source Code Management System
      • CMZ - A Code Management system using ZEBRA
    • Components of the CSPACK system
      • CZ - The ZEBRA Communications Package
      • XZ - The remote I/O package
      • TCPAW - The Networking Package
      • SYSREQ - The System Service Request Facility
      • TELNETG - A extended TELNET program
      • TAGIBM - A 3270 terminal emulator
      • INETD - the internet daemon
      • REXEC - the remote execution daemon
  • Introduction
    • CSPACK
  • Positioning
    • ZEBRA RZ files
    • ZEBRA FZ files
    • PATCHY files
• CSPACK -- Tutorial
  • A tutorial introduction to CSPACK
    • File transfer using the ZFTP program
      • Advantages of using ZFTP
    • Record transfer using the FORTRAN interface
      • File transfer using the FORTRAN callable routines
• CSPACK -- User Guide
  • ZFTP
    • File conversion and commands
    • File transfer commands
    • General commands
  • Distributed PAW
  • FORTRAN callable interface
    • Basic client-server routines
      • Open communication with a remote node
      • Close communication with the current remote node
      • Switch communication to another node
      • Return real time elapsed since last call
      • Send text string to current remote node
      • Read text string from remote server
      • Send character array to remote server process
      • Get character array from remote server process
      • Transfer data between client and server
    • Routines to convert or copy files
      • Convert RZ file to FZ exchange format
      • Convert RZ file from FZ exchange format
    • Routines to transfer files
      • Get text file
      • Send text file
      • Get binary file: fixed length records
      • Send binary file: fixed length records
      • Get FORTRAN direct access file
      • Send FORTRAN direct access file
      • Get binary PAM file
      • Send binary PAM file
      • Get ZEBRA FZ file
      • Send ZEBRA FZ file
      • Get RZ file
      • Send ZEBRA RZ file
      • Get exchange format file
      • Send exchange format file
    • Routines to perform remote I/O
      • Open remote file
      • Close remote file
      • Open a remote RZ file
      • Read record from remote file
      • Write record to remote file
      • Read a line from a remote file
      • Write a line to a remote file
      • Rewind remote file
      • Inquire if remote file exists
    • General utility routines
      • Initialise XZ package
      • Set log level of XZ package
      • Print date of generation of package
    • Directory utilities
      • Change remote directory
      • Change local directory
      • Get current remote directory
      • Get current local directory
      • Issue remote LS command
      • Issue local LS command
      • Issue remote MV command
      • Issue local MV command
      • Issue remote RM command
      • Issue local RM command
  • TELNETG and TAG++
  • SYSREQ and SYSREQ-TCP
    • The SYSREQ FORTRAN interface
  • The ZEBRA and PAW servers
    • Server Routines to perform remote I/O
      • Open remote file
      • Close remote file
      • Read record from remote file
      • Write record to remote file
      • Rewind remote file
      • Inquire if remote file exists
    • General utility routines
      • Print date of generation of package
    • Remote directory utilities
      • Change remote directory
      • Get current remote directory
      • Issue remote LS command
  • Format of the netrc and ftplogin files
• CSPACK -- Installation and Management Guide
  • Availability of CSPACK at CERN
  • Installing and using the CSPACK package
    • Configuration for use with TCPAW
      • Unix specific details
      • VAX/VMS specific details
      • VM/CMS specific details
  • CSPACK overview
• About this document ...