Richware - OpenVMS Freeware (AUTOSPAWN)

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AUTOSPAWN

AUTOSPAWN is a simple utility that allows you to dynamically create a command procedure and execute it in a subprocess. The output of the subprocess is saved in a file AUTOSPAWN.LOG located in your home directory.

AUTOSPAWN is distributed as a DCL command procedure.

*Example Usage*
$ @AUTOSPAWN > *DIRECTORY /SELECT=SIZE=MIN=5000 /SIZE=ALL DSA0:[...] > SHOW DEVICE DSA0: > EXIT % DCL-S-SPAWNED, process RJOHNSON_1 spawned Output will be located in SYS$LOGIN:AUTOSPAWN.LOG $ @AUTOSPAWN > DEFRAG > #SHOW /ALL > EXIT** % DCL-S-SPAWNED, process RJOHNSON_2 spawned Output will be located in SYS$LOGIN:AUTOSPAWN.LOG

Example Usage

$ @AUTOSPAWN
> DIRECTORY /SELECT=SIZE=MIN=5000 /SIZE=ALL DSA0:[*...]
> SHOW DEVICE DSA0:
> EXIT
% DCL-S-SPAWNED, process RJOHNSON_1 spawned
Output will be located in SYS$LOGIN:AUTOSPAWN.LOG

$ @AUTOSPAWN
> DEFRAG
> #SHOW /ALL
> EXIT
% DCL-S-SPAWNED, process RJOHNSON_2 spawned
Output will be located in SYS$LOGIN:AUTOSPAWN.LOG

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