VMS - Language Families Casting

[davidjackson]

My only regret is that nobody seems to consider English as the original language of the VMS.

A modern English code base would make life simpler 

Gavin, I suggest that you propose your method in a structured version here so that we can impartially evaluate your mechanism. Giving us hints and suggestions just makes people lose interest.
We would be delighted to have a look at your method.