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

Contents
106160 Tandem Computers Incorporated vii
About This Manual xxvii
Notation Conventions xxxiii
Section 1 Introduction to NCL
NCL and Major NonStop NET/MASTER MS Services 1-1
Operator Control Services (OCS) 1-1
Edit Services 1-1
User ID Management Services (UMS) 1-2
Inter-NET/MASTER Connection (INMC) 1-2
Remote Operator Control (ROC) 1-2
Inter-System Routing (ISR) 1-2
Operations Available Through NCL 1-3
Accessing Data in User Databases (UDBs) 1-3
Automating Operations 1-4
Communicating With NonStop NET/MASTER MS Users and
Terminals 1-4
Communicating With Other NCL Processes 1-4
Communicating With Pathway Server Classes 1-4
Creating Customized NonStop NET/MASTER MS Commands 1-5
Displaying Panels 1-5
Executing NonStop NET/MASTER MS Commands 1-5
Executing Distributed Systems Network Management (DSNM)
Commands 1-5
Intercepting and Processing Event Messages 1-5
Maintaining Online Documentation 1-6
Replacing NonStop NET/MASTER MS Commands 1-6
Section 2 NCL Summary
Language Features 2-1
Context and Meaning 2-1
Abbreviations 2-4
Block Structure 2-4
Scope 2-5
Language Elements 2-6
Core Statements 2-6
Verbs 2-10
Variables 2-19
Built-in Functions 2-21
Expressions and Operators 2-21