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SPIFF Operation

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To run the Native Mode Spooler Utility, enter SPIFF. You will see an identifying banner and the > prompt, like this:


  SPIFF A.00.00 (C) COPYRIGHT HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1993
  
  >

Once you see the prompt, you may enter any of the commands described on the following page.

Table 24-1 SPIFF Commands

COMMAND	DESCRIPTION
`ALTER`	Alters the priority, number of copies, target device, or any combination of these attributes, of one spoolfile or many spoolfiles.
`APPEND`	Appends all or part of one or many spoolfiles to a new spoolfile. The first spoolfile processed by the command creates the new spoolfile. Subsequent spoolfiles are appended to it.
`BROWSE`	Invokes the `HPBROWSE` utility, if it is available.
`COPY`	Copies all or part of one or many spoolfiles to a new spoolfile.
`DEBUG`	Invokes the MPE/iX `DEBUG` facility if the `SPIFF` user has Privileged Mode (PM) capability.
`EXIT`	Terminates `SPIFF`, returning control to its parent process.
`FIND`	Locates a specified pattern in a specified range of the current spoolfile.
`HELP`	Displays information about `SPIFF` and its commands.
`INPUT`	Inputs one or more spoolfiles from a tape created by `SPOOK5` or `SPFXFER`.
`LIST`	Lists a line range of the currently `TEXT`ed spoolfile to $STDLIST.
`MODE`	Controls the width and format of the displayed output of the `LIST` and `FIND` commands.
`OUTPUT`	Outputs one or more spoolfiles to a tape in `SPOOK5`/`SPFXFER` format.
`PURGE`	Deletes one or more spoolfiles from the system.
`QUIT`	Terminates `SPIFF`, returning control to its parent process.
`SHOW`	Displays information about one or more spoolfiles.
`STORE`	Stores one or more files to tape using the MPE/iX `STORE` subsystem.
`TEXT`	Accesses an output spoolfile for use by the `ALTER`, `APPEND`, `BROWSE`, `COPY`, `FIND`, `LIST`, `PURGE`, and `SHOW` commands.
`XPLAIN`	Displays a summary of `SPIFF` commands.

SPIFF recognizes only the first letter of the full form of the command (F or FIND in the above example), except for APPEND and STORE. The abbreviations for these two commands require two letters (AP, ST) to distinguish them from the ALTER (A) and SHOW (S) abbreviations, respectively.

File Definitions

SPIFF opens the formal file designator SPUTIN as its $STDIN(X) and the formal file designator SPUTOUT as its $STDLIST. You may redirect these files as desired with a file equation. However the record width of any redirected SPUTOUT should not be less than 80 bytes; otherwise displays and messages may generate an error when SPIFF directs them to SPUTOUT.

Additional Discussion

The Native Mode Spooler Reference Manual presents a detailed description of the SPIFF utility and its commands.

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