Pathway/iTS System Management Manual (G06.24+)

Tell Message Commands
HP NonStop Pathway/iTS System Management Manual—426748-002
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TELL TERM Command
Considerations
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Each terminal has a circular queue for tell messages. If the queue is full when a
new tell message is sent, the oldest tell message in the queue is overwritten by the
new message. You specify the size of the queue using the MAXTELLQUEUE
attribute in the SET PATHWAY command.
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When you issue a TELL command, the tell message is assigned a number
between zero and the value of MAXTELLS. The PATHMON process deletes a tell
message automatically when all destination terminals acknowledge receiving the
message.
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To use the TELL TERM command, you must have a licensed copy of the HP
NonStop Pathway/iTS product on your system; otherwise, the PATHMON process
returns an error.
Examples
The following commands display the messages given on the named terminals:
TELL TERM-4,"Check with Accounting for new procedures"
TELL TERM(TERM-5,TERM-6),"Sign-off is at 8:45 p.m."
The following command displays the specified message on all terminals:
TELL TERM *,"The system will be unavailable after 4 today."