HP 3000 Manuals

HP Resource Sharing for MPE/iX

Running Disc Manager in Batch Mode 

You can stream a batch job like the one shown below to perform file
conversion and manipulate files with the Disc Manager Utility (DISCMGR).

     !JOB DISCONV,FRED.MIS
     !DISCMGR.PPC.SYS
     SWITCH ECHO ON
     USE F: \FREDJ
     F:
     MPETODOS EXPENSES TO \STATS\EXPENSES.IRS
     MPETODOS PROFITS TO \STATS\PROFITS.IRS
     MPETODOS SUMMARY TO \STATS\SUMMARY.IRS
     USE F: /D
     EXIT
     !TELL FRED.MIS; (DISCONV) JOB COMPLETED
     !EOJ

In the above job, the SWITCH ECHO ON command lets you see the commands in
the job printed on the $STDLIST device you've configured.

Keep in mind that if you have an AUTOCONN file for automatic connections
to the shared disc you want to use in a batch file, you won't need to
enter the USE command as specified in the above example.


NOTE  Many DISCMGR commands issued interactively execute only after
      you've answered a prompt.  For example, if you enter:

           DEL *.*

      DISCMGR asks:

           Are you sure (Y/N)?

      This helps to prevent you from accidentally deleting all the files
      in your shared disc.  In batch mode, DISCMGR executes your commands
      as you issue them, since prompting dialogue is not possible in a
      streamed job.  Make sure your DISCMGR batch job contains commands
      that will perform precisely the tasks you want.

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation