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HELP Command [ HP SYSTEM DICTIONARY XL UTILITIES-Part 3 SDVPD ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


HP SYSTEM DICTIONARY XL UTILITIES-Part 3 SDVPD

HELP Command 

For a quick reference of SDVPD commands, a HELP command is available.
The HELP command can be used either to get a list of all available SDVPD
commands or to get a detailed description of a specific command.

Syntax 

     HELP  [command]  [.]

Parameters:

command:  Name of the command

If more HELP messages are requested than can fit on one screen, the
following message is displayed:

Continue (Y/N)? >

Respond "Y" if you wish to see more messages.

If your HELP command contains a subject with no HELP message available,
an error message is issued, and the general HELP messages are displayed.

Example 1.  Quick reference of commands 

> HELP 

The output of the above command will look like this:

     COMMENT   <COM > - Provide a line of comment text in the command stream
     DEFINE    <DEF > - Establish the System Dictionary environment
     EXIT      <E   > - Terminate the program
     HELP      <H   > - Display commands
     LISTFORMS <LF  > - List the forms in the currently forms file
     LOAD      <L   > - Load values from a Vplus forms file to System Dictionary
     REDO      <REDO> - Edit and execute the previous command
     RESET     <R   > - Reset all the DEFINE and VPLUS parameters
     SHOW      <SH  > - Display the current values of DEFINE and VPLUS parameters
     VPLUS     <VP  > - Establish the Vplus environment to load from

     Enter HELP command-name for more information about a specific command

Example 2.  Syntax for the DEFINE command 

     > HELP DEFINE. 

The output of the above command will look like this:

HELP MESSAGES FOR DEFINE <DEF> COMMAND: The DEFINE command enables you to
open the System Dictionary.

     SYNTAX:    DEFINE <DEF>
                    [;DICTIONARY <DICT> = dictionary-name ]
                    [;SCOPE <S>         = scope-name      ]
                    [;PASSWORD <P>      = [scope-password]]
                    [;DOMAIN <D>        = [domain-name]   ]
                    [;VERSION <V>       = [version-name]  ]
                    [;OPEN-MODE <OM>    = open-mode       ]
                    [;NAME-MODE <NM>    = name-mode       ]
                    .

            open-mode       = SHARED-UPDATE <SU> or EXCLUSIVE-UPDATE <EU>
            name-mode       = EXTERNAL <EXT> or INTERNAL <INT>


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