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AFAIK OpenVMS is the last OS without JAVA script 1.2. This is very bad,
because we can't see our own home page (stored on a Sun), which uses
the rollover feature of JAVA script 1.2. Also, there is a problem with
Mozilla 15 JAVA based on version 1.3. This is (will) not available under
OpenVMS. Is there any acceptable roadmap?

TIA and regards Rudolf Wingert

Java is a programming language invented by SUN.

JavaScript is a script language invented by NetScape.
It was originally named LiveScript, but NS renamed it to
ride on the Java wawe.

I assume you mean JDK 1.2.2 / Java 2 (never heard of
versions of JavaScript).

JDK 1.2.2 is available for almost all platforms except
VMS.

But it is in beta test and it looks good.

Arne

Beta JDK 1.2 only available for VMS 7.2.
(Final release should support VMS 7.1).
But Sun have just released JDK 1.3.

Will we have to wait for JDK 1.4 before VMS gets JDK 1.3 ???

David Webb
VMS and Unix team leader
CCSS
Middlesex University

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Before you buy.

Arne (sorry your lastname contains unwritable characters for me) wrotes:

I assume you mean JDK 1.2.2 / Java 2 (never heard of
versions of JavaScript).
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No I do mean JAVA script 1.2. JAVA script do function on OpenVMS Alpha and
VAX, but in an old version. Every other system knows the "rollover JAVA
script (Rollover.js)" exspect OpenVMS. I have made a call to TSC Muenchen.
The answer: there is no chance at the moment and the near future to get
this version of JAVA script. Do you know which version of JAVA script is
ditributed with JAVA 2. For more information, here the specific source
code line:

        <script LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2" SRC="./rollover.j<script>

As far as you see JavaScript1.2.

Regards Rudolf Wingert

The short answer is that Netscape 3.x doesn't do the latest version of
JavaScript, and it's what's available on VMS. Milestone builds of Mozilla
do have the latest version of JavaScript on 'em.

Regardless, you'll probably find it doesn't matter much as an awful lot of
folks (last I heard it was around 25%) turn JavaScript off by default, and
the VMS crowd does it in larger proportion than that. (We're more aware of
the problems it can cause, I expect)

                                        Dan

But I see it as a sign of that Compaq is doing it
better now.

Look:
  - JDK 1.2.2 in beta
  - Apache in beta
  - Mozilla in beta
  - new graphics drivers
  - WildFire announcement
  - huge interest at Compaq for user input to future VMS versions

Everything is not perefct, but it looks as if they are trying !

Arne

But as someone lese have noticed, then JS is a browser
feature not an OS feature.

Question:

Is JS 1.2 supported in NS 3.x on other platforms but not ion VMS ?
Or is it just NS 3.x on VMS that is not as uptodate as NS 4.x on other
platforms ?

In case of the latter, then it is well-known that the missing NS/VMS 4.x
is a huge problem, but that VMS will be up to speed with Mozilla !

Arne