Create an OpenVMS 3GL Application Using Samba/CIFS or Advanced Server for File Access

See Also  Compiling Files in a 3GL Project
     Working with 3GL Languages
     Using the Remote 3GL Debug Interface

In NetBeans 6.5, you must create a project to work with files on the remote OpenVMS system.  Your project can be a Java project or an OpenVMS 3GL application project.

The OpenVMS 3GL project type is useful for OpenVMS applications that are written in 3GL languages instead of Java.

This project type allows you to map an OpenVMS source directory to a directory on your desktop, and edit and compile files written in the following 3GL languages:

C/C++
Cobol
Fortran
Basic
Pascal

  To create an OpenVMS 3GL Application Project from files that already exist in the OpenVMS server using Samba/CIFS or Advanced Server for file access:

1.  Click on the File menu, select New Project, then  OpenVMS Remote Applications.

2.  Name your remote project.  There should be no spaces in the name.  Then click Next.

4. Select a remote IDE Server from the drop-down menu.  (If no IDE Servers are displayed in the list box, click Cancel and select the Runtime tab, add remote IDE Server, then return to step 1 of this procedure.)

5. Choose Advanced Server or CIFS/Samba based shared network filesystem.  You must already have a share mounted on your desktop to select this option.   

6. Select the share from your OpenVMS machine in the Look In box and browse to select a remote root directory for your remote project.

7.  Verify that the Remote Directory field is filled in correctly with the OpenVMS directory path of the remote root you have chosen.

In addition, a folder to store NetBeans project metadata is created on the OpenVMS machine in your source directory.  This folder is named nbproject.  The information in the nbproject folder can be used to share the Distributed NetBeans 3GL Application project with other engineers on your team.

8.  To complete the creation of your remote project, select Finish.  Or, if you would like to add more directory roots to your remote project, click Next.

After you finish the wizard, you should see the remote project icon in your project explorer window.  The small green terminal indicates that it is an OpenVMS remote project.

Your remote project will be created and can be accessed from the Projects tab.  The files in the folder in your remote project can also be accessed from the Files tab.