Independently from tape or ftp you will get at least the following files:
TAR_VMS.EXE
COMPRESS_VMS.EXE
TAR_OPEN_VMS.EXE
COMPRESS_OPEN_VMS.EXE
95NOV PL X .TAR_Z
If you are on a OPEN/VMS machine, execute:
$ TAR :== $ MID_DISK:['MIDASHOME']TAR_OPEN_VMS.EXE
$ COMPRESS :== $ MID_DISK:['MIDASHOME']COMPRESS_OPEN_VMS.EXE
otherwise, execute:
$ TAR :== $ MID_DISK:['MIDASHOME']TAR_VMS.EXE
$ COMPRESS :== $ MID_DISK:['MIDASHOME']COMPRESS_VMS.EXE
To decompress and untar the MIDAS tar file, type:
$ COMPRESS -D 95NOV PL X .TAR_Z
$ TAR XVF 95NOV PL X .TAR
Execute the DCL file that defines some MIDAS logical files:
$ @ ['MIDASHOME'.95NOV .MONIT]MIDLOGS.COM