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Managing a Pathway/XM Environment

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Using PXMCOM in Noninteractive Mode

If you are specifying lengthy configurations, you probably want to create a command

file or a TACL routine that contains your PXMCOM commands. This method permits

PXMCOM to read and act upon the commands very quickly.

You enter your PXMCOM commands into the command file before starting PXMCOM.

When you are ready to start PXMCOM, you specify the name of the file that you want

PXMCOM to read. A command file can be an IN file or an OBEY file: the only

difference lies in how you execute the file.

IN Command

You specify the IN command when you start PXMCOM. For example, the following

command starts PXMCOM and directs PXMCOM to read commands from a file named

PWCMD and list them on the device $S.#LP:

11> PXMCOM /IN PWCMD, OUT $S.#LP, CPU 1, NOWAIT/ SCTL1

When PXMCOM runs, it reads the configuration statements and executes them in

sequence. When it encounters an end of file it terminates.

OBEY Command

You specify the OBEY command from within PXMCOM. For example, the following

command directs PXMCOM to read commands from a command file named PWCMD:

8> PXMCOM SCTL1

PXMCOM - T0223D48 - (31MAR2000)

>> OBEY PWCMD

Using DEFINEs

You can use DEFINEs to specify names for the files that PXMCOM uses directly as

command files. For example:

12> ADD DEFINE =CMD-FILE, CLASS MAP, FILE $DATA.PW.CONFIG

13> ADD DEFINE =OUT-FILE, CLASS SPOOL,LOC $S, REPORT “CONFIG”

14> PXMCOM/IN =CMD-FILE, OUT =OUT-FILE/ $PMX

In the preceding example, PXMCOM reads commands from the command file specified

by the DEFINE =CMD-FILE ($DATA.PW.CONFIG) and lists them on the device

specified by the DEFINE =OUT-FILE ($S).

For detailed information about DEFINEs, see the TACL Reference Manual and the

Guardian User’s Guide.

Logging Status and Error Information

At the beginning of your PXMCOM session, it is recommended that you establish

PXMCOM operational settings to allow automatic logging of information about your