EMS Manual

Contents
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3. Retrieving Event Messages Interactively
Pre-Log Filtration (PLF) 2-8
Log-File Management 2-8
Distributor Support 2-9
Event Message Distributors 2-9
Consumer, Forwarding, and Printing Distributors 2-10
Compatibility Distributor ($Z0) 2-10
EMS Filters 2-11
Compiled Filters 2-11
Filter Tables 2-12
Burst Filters
2-12
Text Formatting Tools
2-12
Definition Files 2-14
EMS Object Programs 2-14
EMS Utility Programs 2-15
EMS Procedures 2-15
Standard Events 2-16
Part II: Using EMS
3. Retrieving Event Messages Interactively
Displaying Current Event Messages 3-2
Displaying Saved Event Messages 3-2
Creating Simple Compiled Filters 3-3
Creating Simple Filter Tables 3-4
4. Retrieving Event Messages Programmatically
Getting Started 4-2
Changing the Environment
4-4
Filters and Filter Parameters
4-4
Event-Message Sources
4-6
Log File Position 4-10
Specifying Multiple Parameters in One Command
4-12
Retrieving Event Information
4-12
Obtaining an Event Message (GETEVENT) 4-12
Extracting Tokens From the Response (SSGET) 4-16
Extracting Tokens From the Event Message (EMSGET)
4-16
Generating Display Text (EMSTEXT)
4-18