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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
ALTERAlters the priority, number of copies, target device, or any combination of these attributes, of one spoolfile or many spoolfiles.
APPENDAppends 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.
BROWSEInvokes the HPBROWSE utility, if it is available.
COPYCopies all or part of one or many spoolfiles to a new spoolfile.
DEBUGInvokes the MPE/iX DEBUG facility if the SPIFF user has Privileged Mode (PM) capability.
EXITTerminates SPIFF, returning control to its parent process.
FINDLocates a specified pattern in a specified range of the current spoolfile.
HELPDisplays information about SPIFF and its commands.
INPUTInputs one or more spoolfiles from a tape created by SPOOK5 or SPFXFER.
LISTLists a line range of the currently TEXTed spoolfile to $STDLIST.
MODEControls the width and format of the displayed output of the LIST and FIND commands.
OUTPUTOutputs one or more spoolfiles to a tape in SPOOK5/SPFXFER format.
PURGEDeletes one or more spoolfiles from the system.
QUITTerminates SPIFF, returning control to its parent process.
SHOWDisplays information about one or more spoolfiles.
STOREStores one or more files to tape using the MPE/iX STORE subsystem.
TEXTAccesses an output spoolfile for use by the ALTER, APPEND, BROWSE, COPY, FIND, LIST, PURGE, and SHOW commands.
XPLAINDisplays 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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