TGAL Manual

How Is TGAL Run?
Understanding TGAL
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The following example illustrates a TGAL RUN command.
Anatomy of a TGAL RUN Command
TGAL / IN AESOP , $S /.#POUT
Lists the TGAL run program
Marks the beginning of the run option
Introduces the text file
Lists the text file name
Separates the IN portion and the OUT portion of the command line
Introduces the printer
Lists the spooler name
Separates the spooler name and the printer name
Lists the printer name
Marks the end of the run option
What Are the TGAL
Run Options?
The specifications within the two slashes of a command line are called run options.
The most commonly used options are IN and OUT, but there are other run options
available. For example, one useful option is NOWAIT. If you enter:
TGAL/IN EDITFILE, OUT $S.#PRINTER, NOWAIT/
TGAL continues to process your file while the Command Interpreter displays its
prompt, ready to accept another command or to proceed to another process. The
NOWAIT is especially useful when using the PERUSE program.
Another useful run option is to view your file by sending it to your terminal screen. If
you enter:
TGAL/IN EDITFILE/
TGAL displays your formatted file on the terminal screen. This option is useful with
short documents.
Other run options are sending your file to another device, disc file, or terminal. For
more information on run options, see the RUN command in the GUARDIAN Operating
System Utilities Reference Manual for your system.