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Operation
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 TEXTed 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 (32650-90166) presents a
detailed description of the SPIFF utility and its commands.