RSC/MP Messages Manual

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For example, this host error message contains two sets of alternatives, and reports
one item from each set:
<'Fatal' | 'Unexpected'> file system error <error code>
occurred during a <'ADD_NAME' | 'LISTEN' | 'RECEIVE_ANY' |
'SEND'> attempt.
The error message contains this information:
Fatal or Unexpected
ADD_NAME or LISTEN or RECEIVE_ANY or SEND
… Ellipsis. An ellipsis immediately following a pair of brackets or braces indicates that you
can repeat the enclosed sequence of syntax items any number of times. For example:
M address-1 [ , new-value ]...
[ - ] {0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9}...
An ellipsis immediately followi ng a single syntax item indicates that yo u can repeat that
syntax item any number of times. For example:
"s-char..."
Punctuation. Parentheses, commas, semicolons, and other symbols not previously
described must be entered as shown. For example:
error := NEXTFILENAME ( filename ) ;
LISTOPENS SU $process-name.#su-name
Quotation marks around a symbol such as a bracket or brace indicate the symbol is a
required character that yo u mus t enter as shown. For example:
"[" repetition-constant-list "]"
Item spacing. Spaces shown between items are required unless one of the items is a
punctuation symbol such as a parenthesis or a comma. For example:
CALL STEPMOM ( process-id ) ;
If there is no space between two items, spaces are no t permitted. In the following
example, there are no spaces permitted between the period and any other items:
$process-name.#su-name
Line spacing. If the syntax of a command is too long to fit on a single line, each
continuation li ne is indented three spaces and is separated from the preceding line by
a blank line. This spacing distinguishes items in a continuation line from items in a
vertical list of selections. For example:
ALTER [ / OUT file-spec / ] CONTROLLER
[ , attribute-spec ]...
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