NET/MASTER Management Services (MS) Command Reference Manual

EQUATE
NonStop NET/MASTER MS Commands
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EQUATE The EQUATE command assigns a text value to a symbol. You can assign a lengthy
command string to a single character or a sequence of characters by using this
command. This can prove useful when you are typing lengthy commands, such as
ROUTE commands. An installation can define global equates that become the
defaults for all users. An individual user can define local equates while in OCS.
You cannot use this command after NonStop NET/MASTER MS startup to replace a
NonStop NET/MASTER MS command with an NCL procedure of the same name; you
must use the SYSPARMS CMDREPL command to do this. You can use the
SYSPARMS CMDREPL command during or after NonStop NET/MASTER MS
startup.
EQUATE symbol [ text-value ]
symbol
specifies the symbol to which to assign a text value.
The symbol must be from one through eight characters long. It cannot contain an
ampersand (&) or the suppression character (-).
text-value
specifies the text value to assign to the symbol. The text value must be from 1
through 130 characters long.
Considerations
The default authority level of this command is 0.
You can enter this command from any NCL procedure, including the INIT NCL
procedure, by using either the CMD core statement or the INTCMD verb.
You can use this command to create global equates. A global equate is a symbol
created by this command during NonStop NET/MASTER MS startup in the INIT
NCL procedure, thereby becoming the default for all NonStop NET/MASTER MS
users. There are two types of global equates, GLBL and REPL:
Global equates in which the symbol is not a NonStop NET/MASTER MS
command. This type equates the symbol with a text value. When you display
all available equates using the SHOW EQUATES command, this type of global
equate is displayed with type GLBL.
Global equates in which the symbol is a NonStop NET/MASTER MS
command. This type replaces the NonStop NET/MASTER MS command with
the text value. When you display all available equates using the SHOW
EQUATES command, this type of global equate is displayed with type REPL.