NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Programmer's Guide

15 Working With Pathway Server
Classes
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This section discusses how to work with existing Pathway server classes from an NCL
process. The section:
Discusses how NonStop NET/MASTER Management Services (MS) and NCL can
fit into an existing Pathway environment
Discusses how to control access to an existing Pathway server class by NonStop
NET/MASTER MS using the PSNDCTL commands
Describes how to display information about server classes and users of server
classes
Summarizes how to control access to a server class by using the PSEND verbs
from an NCL PATHSEND requester
Lists the system variables set by the PSEND verbs
Discusses how to write an NCL PATHSEND requester using the PSEND verbs to
communicate with an existing Pathway server class
Table 15-1 summarizes the verbs and NonStop NET/MASTER MS commands
discussed in this section.
Table 15-1. Verbs and NonStop NET/MASTER MS Commands Used With Pathway Server Classes
Verb or Command Description
PSEND CLOSE verb Makes a Pathway server class unavailable for use by an NCL
process.
PSEND OPEN verb Makes a Pathway server class available for use by an NCL
process.
PSEND SEND verb Sends a request message to and receives a reply message
from a Pathway server class.
PSEND SET verb Sets the current Pathway server class, or the default map
used to describe and interpret a reply message from a
Pathway server class.
PSNDCTL process-spec command Associates a Pathway server class identifier with a Pathway
server class.
PSNDCTL CLOSE command Makes a Pathway server class unavailable for use by NonStop
NET/MASTER MS.
PSNDCTL OPEN command Makes a Pathway server class available for use by NonStop
NET/MASTER MS.
PSNDCTL STOP command Disassociates a Pathway server class identifier from a
Pathway server class.
SHOW PSND command Displays the status of Pathway server classes that are
available for use by NonStop NET/MASTER MS.
SHOW PSNDUSER command Displays information about the users and NCL processes that
are currently using Pathway server classes that are available
for use by NonStop NET/MASTER MS.