pTAL Reference Manual (H06.08+)

Disk File Names and HP TACL Commands
HP pTAL Reference Manual—523746-006
B-6
DEFINE
DEFINE names that begin with an equals sign followed by an underscore (=_) are
reserved by HP (for example, =_DEFAULTS).
MAP DEFINE (Guardian Platforms Only)
When you log on, the default CLASS attribute is MAP, which requires a file name. A
MAP DEFINE substitutes a file name for a DEFINE name used in the source file. For
example, suppose that your current CLASS attribute is MAP and your source file
includes the DEFINE name =MULTI in a SOURCE directive:
?SOURCE =multi
Before running the compiler, you can associate file name
\brig.$ullx.cable.port with =multi:
ADD DEFINE =multi, FILE \brig.$ullx.cable.port
During compilation, the compiler passes the DEFINE name to a system procedure,
which makes the file available to the compiler. If the system procedure cannot make
the file available, the open operation fails.
TAPE DEFINE (D-Series Systems Only)
The TAPE DEFINE lets you specify attributes for labeled magnetic tapes. For instance,
it lets you specify attributes such as block length, recording density, record format and
length, number of reels, and labeling.
SPOOL DEFINE
The SPOOL DEFINE lets you specify spooler settings or attributes, such as number of
copies, form name, location, owner, report name, and priority.
Example B-2. DEFINE Names
=A
=The_chosen_file
=Long-but-not-too-long
=The-File-of-The-Week