Virtual Hometerm Subsystem (VHS) Manual (G06.24+, H06.04+, J06.03+)

Using VHSCI
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Setting the Output Destination
VHS W00201 No process currently open VHS server
Probable Cause
No process currently has VHS open.
Recommended Action
This is a warning. No action is necessary.
To set the detail error flag to provide the error message only, type this at the prompt:
-> detail error off
Setting the Output Destination
To specify the output destination for a VHSCI session, use the OUT command. For
example, if you use this command, VHSCI would begin sending its output displays to
the specified spooler destination:
-> out $s.#vhsci
VHSCI also allows you to specify an output destination for a single command, leaving
the output destination for the session unchanged. To change the output destination for
a single command, use /OUT file-spec/ following the command keyword. For
example, VHSCI will send the display output for this STATS command to a disk file
named VHSSTATS on the default system, volume, and subvolume:
-> status /out vhsstats/
To echo both the input commands and the corresponding output displays in a single
file, use the LOG command. Specifying a log file does not change either the input
source or the output destination; instead, a copy of the commands and displays is sent
to the specified file. For example, this LOG command creates a file named
$DATA.VHSCI.SESSION that will contain each subsequent input command followed by
the output that VHSCI will display in response to that command:
-> log $data.vhsci.session
Editing the VHSCI Custom Configuration File
The installation procedure creates a custom configuration file called VHSCSTM. If this
file is located in your default subvolume, it will be read each time you execute the
VHSCI program command, VHSCI. This file can be used to pre-configure your session
parameters. Use the ALIAS facility of VHSCI to create shortcut commands for often
invoked commands as desired. You can also set up function keys to invoke some of
the VHSCI commands. For example, the F1 function key is defined as the INFO with
DETAIL command. Each time you press the F1 function key, VHSCI interprets this key
as the INFO with DETAIL command and executes this command.
For a sample of a VHSCSTM file, see Appendix A, VHS Files.
When you have used VHSCI a few times, you will have some preferences that you can
put in the VHSCI custom file. Take a copy of the VHSCI custom file (VHSCSTM) from