ViewPoint Manual

Process Definition Commands
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PSTART Command
the input to see how many commands are left to be executed by the process or by
looking at the output to see how much output has been produced.
PSTART Command
The PSTART command starts a process if the process is not already running. If the
process cannot be started, a message is displayed.
process-list
is a list of unique, symbolic names you have assigned to defined processes. If you
specify an asterisk (*), information for all your defined processes is displayed.
Considerations
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PSTART is automatically invoked whenever a command is issued to a defined
process that is in the stopped state. You normally do not have to use PSTART to
start a process unless you want to make sure the process is ready for commands
before the process is needed.
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The process is started with the current user ID. If you change user IDs after the
process is started, the process continues to run under the old user ID. If this is a
security problem, the LOGON routine can be changed to stop all defined processes
before changing user IDs.
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Input and output queues are preserved when a process is being restarted.
PSTOP Command
The PSTOP command stops a process that is currently running. If the process cannot be
stopped, a message is displayed.
process-list
is a list of unique, symbolic names you have assigned to defined processes. If you
specify an asterisk (*), information for all your defined processes is displayed.
Note. If your TACL use list is not set up to include :utils:DP, you must precede the PSTART
command with :utils:dp.
PSTART process-list
Note. If your TACL use list is not set up to include :utils:DP, you must precede the PSTOP
command with :utils:dp.
PSTOP process-list