HP System Dictionary/XL Utilities Reference Manual - Part 1 SDDBD (32256-90003)

90 Chapter11

SDVPD Commands

MPE Commands

MPE commands can be issued without leaving SDVPD. Whenever the caret prompt (>) for

a command is present, an MPE command is issued by entering a colon (:) followed by the

desired command. SDVPD passes the command on to the operating system to be

processed. After the command has been completed, control is returned and the user is

again prompted with the caret prompt (>) to continue.

You can extend an MPE command over multiple lines by attaching the ampersand

continuation character (&) to the end of the line. However, unlike other SDVPD multi-line

commands, you should not attach the ending period.

MPE commands that can be issued from SDVPD are the ones which are supported by the

MPE COMMAND intrinsic. Refer to the MPE XL Intrinsics Reference Manual

(32650-90028) for a list of these commands.

COMMENT Command

The COMMENT command provides the means to enter description text into the command

stream. It allows the use of text to document what is happening in the job stream without

having any affect on the operation of the utility. COMMENT may be used whenever the

command prompt (>) is present.

The command is a very simple one. It consists of the command word COMMENT followed

by zero or more characters. The program ignores all characters on the line and simply

writes them to the log ﬁle for documentation. The program then prompts for the next

command. Note that this command does not need to end in a period and so must be

contained on a single line. Multi-line comments can be used by prefacing each line with the