Exchange/SNA Manual

Step 6: Stop the Exchange/SNA Command Interpreter
Using the Exchange/SNA Command Interpreter
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The Command Character. The COMMAND configuration parameter is used to define a
command character. When you define a command character, you define a single
character that identifies a command to be sent to the host RJE subsystem. To be
recognized, the command character must be the first character of a command you
enter at the command interpreter’s prompt. For example, if you have defined the
dollar sign ($) as the command character, any command you enter that begins with a
dollar sign is sent to the host RJE subsystem and is not interpreted as an
Exchange/SNA command. You can choose whether or not to have the command
character itself sent to the host along with the rest of the command.
The command character is a function of the command interpreter and not part of the
line server’s configuration. As a result, the command character can be set and changed
at any time. For more information on the COMMAND parameter, see the SET
command described in Section 3.
Step 5: End the
Connection
When you have completed your task, you should end the connection with the line
server. The DISCONNECT command ends the connection between the command
interpreter and the line server. The DISCONNECT command does not end the
connection between the line server and the host system. For a complete description of
the DISCONNECT command, see Section 3.
Stopping the Line Server
If you want to stop the line server, you must do so from the Exchange/SNA command
interpreter and while the command interpreter is still connected to the line server
(before you enter a DISCONNECT command). Use the Exchange/SNA STOP
command to stop the line server. To use the STOP command, your command
interpreter must be privileged with respect to the line server (that is, the accessor ID of
the command interpreter must be the same as the accessor ID of the command
interpreter that started the line server). If you do not stop the line server, the line
server maintains the connection with the host system and remains available for use.
For more information on the STOP command, see Section 3.
Step 6: Stop the
Exchange/SNA Command
Interpreter
The last step is to stop the Exchange/SNA command interpreter and return to the
command interpreter. The EXIT command stops the Exchange/SNA command
interpreter. The EXIT command also performs an implicit DISCONNECT command if
the command interpreter is still connected to a line server when you enter the EXIT
command. For a complete description of the EXIT command, see Section 3.