From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 2/19/2026 12:58 PM, jeffrey_dsi wrote:   
   > On 2/14/26 16:53, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >> On 2/14/2026 11:48 AM, jeffrey_dsi wrote:   
   >>> We have written an Antlr4 grammar for OpenVMS Basic and adapted the   
   >>> Cobol85 grammar to parse OpenVMS Cobol. We have managed to get both   
   >>> of them to be a language sensitive editor plugin (.nbm) for NetBeans   
   >>> 28 but this is the very first version to run and it does have some   
   >>> problems with larger files. If anyone is interested in looking at   
   >>> them or helping please contact me.   
   >>>   
   >>> We are also working on another plugin to connect a local folder on a   
   >>> PC to an OpenVMS directory to allow the editing/compile process   
   >>> accessible from NetBeans.   
   >>   
   >> How does it compare with VMS IDE (VS Code with VSI's VMS plugin)?   
   >   
   > I haven't used the VSI plugin because it's a licensed product and none   
   > of my customers want to buy a license.   
      
   I thought it was free.   
      
   https://wiki.vmssoftware.com/VMS_IDE_Installation   
      
   does not mention license.   
      
   I am asking because I remember some earlier questions about its   
   Basic support which was let us call it basic (pun intended).   
      
   >                                          We use NetBeans for Java   
   > development and it would be nice to use the same editor and features for   
   > the OpenVMS code.   
      
   That makes sense.   
      
   (but rare to hear about anyone still using NB as IntelliJ IDEA,   
   Eclipse and VS Code seems to taken much of the market for Java   
   IDE's)   
      
   >          Also if this is useful we will release it as open source.   
      
   That is what we need.   
      
   More open source for VMS!   
      
   Arne   
      
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