Pathmaker Reference Manual

HELPUTIL Utility
Utilities
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before the error are updated, but the request containing the entry in error is not
processed.
Help text in the key-sequenced help database files is ordered by requesters and screen
fields. The EXTRACT command extracts both the help text and the key associated
with the help text. The key is designated by the keyword ?HELP and consists of the
requester name and the screen field name. The extracted EDIT file format is:
?HELP requester-name, screen-field-name <--key
•
• (help text)
•
?HELP requester-name, screen-field-name <--key
•
• (help text)
•
Extracting Audited HELP Files. Before extracting audited help files, remove the AUDIT
attribute. Files affected by audits are HELPTXT, HELPPOS, HELPREQ, and
HELPALT0.
To remove the AUDIT attribute from each file:
FUP ALTER subvolume-name.file-name, NO AUDIT
When you are done updating the help text, use FUP ALTER to turn the AUDIT back
on for each file:
FUP ALTER subvolume-name.file-name, AUDIT
Maintaining EDIT File Integrity
To ensure that help continues to work correctly, you must:
Make sure that the appropriate text remains associated with each key.
Never change the extracted EDIT file format. HELP must always be in column 1,
and the keys must remain as they were when extracted. Do not delete keys or add
new ones.