HP 3000 Manuals

HP RPG/XL Utilities-Part 2 RISE

:MPEcommand 

:MPEcommand executes MPE command.

Form 

          :MPEcommand

Purpose 

Executes an "MPEcommand" following a colon--:--that can be executed
programmatically with RISE. How these commands are executed is described
in the MPE Intrinsic Manual under Command Intrinsic.

Related Commands 

When you type H[ELP]: a list of the MPE commands which can be executed
programmatically by RISE will be displayed on the screen.

Execution mode:  Line.

Examples 

A list of some MPE commands that may be executed through RISE will appear
on the screen when HELP: is entered.  Below is a copy of the command
display which appears in response to this command.


In this example, a file equation is entered which specifies file L as a
line printer (1).  The results of entering :SHOWTIME follow (2).  A
LISTF,2 provides you with information about the current work file (3).  A
means of purging a file ends the example (4).  Note that, in all the
examples, the user provided the colon (:)  prompt.

     (1)  >:FILE L;DEV=LP

     (2)  >:SHOWTIME
          THU, MAY 28, 1981, 3:20 PM
          >

     (3)  >:LISTF BACKUP,2
          ACCOUNT=   SUBSYS    GROUP= RPG

          FILENAME   CODE  -------LOGICAL RECORD----------   ----SPACE----
                           SIZE TYP      EOF     LIMIT R/B   SECTORS #X MX

          BACKUP            88B FA       35         38   2        20  7  7

     (4)  >:PURGE BACKUP
          >
          >

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