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>Under VMS 5.5-2 the maximum value for wsmax is 400000 pages.
>[...]
>he can't have more than 400000 pages im memory.
>
>I'm sure some higher Version of VMS will raise this limit eventually,
>but 400000 seems a rather arbitrary value, so i guess this could be
>increased somehow.
>
>Has anybody done this ?
>Any ideas / pointers how to do it ?

I've never done this but... I can offer you a quick method to change
the value.

The value for WSMAX is stored at the symbolic address SGN$GL_MAXWSCNT.
You can change this value WHILE THE SYSTEM IS RUNNING with DELTA.  How?
Lookup the address of SGN$GL_MAXWSCNT in SYS.MAP.  Then, enter DELTA.

$ RUN SYS$SHARE:DELTA
1:m <cr>
00000001 <cr>
00010001:<address of SGN$GL_MAXWSCNT>/<return-curr-value> <your-new-value>
EXIT                                                       (hex of course)
$

>Caveats ? :-)

This above will change the value.  Its implications if you increase it
above the current limits? I know not!  I just LOWERed my system's WSMAX
by 16 with the above and have had no problems.

If you have a system you can crash... try it out and let us know.
BJS-