The OpenVMS User's Guide, Second Edition
A broad introductory overview of OpenVMS that focuses on command procedures, text editing and system utilities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS The OpenVMS User's Guide, Second Edition
Appendix A: Reference Guide to Selected DCL Commands
APPEND Appends one or more specified input files to the end of a specified output file.
Syntax:
<b class="bold">append</b> <span class="emphasis"><iinput-filespec</i></span>[, ] <span class="emphasis"><ioutput-filespec</i></span>
Example:
$ <b class="bold">append tool_box.com login.com</b>
ASSIGN Creates a logical name and assigns an equivalence string or a list of strings to the specified logical name.
Syntax:
<b class="bold">assign</b> <span class="emphasis"><iequivalence-name</i></span>[, ] <span class="emphasis"><ilogical-name</i></span>[ : ]
Example:
$ <b class="bold">assign test_data.1st sys$output</b>
Command qualifiers:
| /GROUP | Places the logical name in the group logical name table. Other users with the same UIC group number can access the logical name. |
| /PROCESS | Places the logical name in the process logical name table. If a logical name table is not specified with this command, the logical name will be placed in the process logical name table by default. |
| /USER_MODE | Logical names assigned with user mode are placed in the process logical name table and used during the execution of a single image. |
| BASIC (compiled) | Activates the DEC BASIC compiler. |
Syntax:
<b class="bold">basic</b> [<span class="emphasis"><ifilespec</i></span>[, ]]
If one or more file specifications are supplied, BASIC will compile the source file(s). If each source file specification is separated by commas, BASIC will compile each module separately and produce multiple object files.
Example:
$ <b class="bold">basic samplel,sample2</b>
If each source file specification is separated by a plus sign (+), BASIC will append the files and produce a single object module.
Example:
$ <b class="bold">basic samplel+sample2</b>
For further information, type the word help after activating the BASIC programming environment.
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