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.

Format

Parameter

Optionally specifies a log file name. If no log file name is given, output is written to the file SYS$LOGIN:AUTOSPAWN.LOG.

Description

When entering commands at the > prompt, use [CTRL/Z] to finish and spawn the procedure. Enter the command EDIT to edit the procedure with the TPU (EVE) editor. Press [CTRL/Y] to abort the procedure. At the > prompt, there is no need to preceed DCL commands with a $; they are inserted automatically. To enter a line of input data to a command, preceed the data line with #.

AUTOSPAWN automatically specifies SET VERIFY at the beginning of the procedure. If you do not wish command verification, enter SET NOVERIFY as the first command.

The idea for this utility came from the public domain SPOON utility.

Examples

*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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