HP 3000 Manuals

HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Computer Systems Getting Started

Practicing Basic Skills 

This section guides you through a few tasks so that you can practice
using some of the basic skills just introduced.  A file called ETLEARN
has been created for you to use throughout these exercises.  Please do
the tasks in the order that they are presented, as later tasks build on
previous ones.

To prepare to practice basic skills 

The file ETLEARN is located in the public group of the system account,
PUB.SYS. Programs and applications available to all users of the system
reside here.  Before you can begin working with the ETLEARN file, you
need to copy it to your own group.

If you are not already at the system prompt (:),

   1.  Press F8  Close one or more times until the Main menu screen is
       displayed.

   2.  Press G for Go to MPE.

   3.  At the system prompt, type:

            :COPY ETLEARN.PUB.SYS Return 

       This command copies the file ETLEARN to your logon group and
       account.

   4.  From the system prompt, type:

            :EXIT Return 

       This command takes you back to HP Easytime/iX.

To read a file 

You can read the contents of any file if you created it, or if you have
read access as provided through MPE/iX security.  With this task, you can
read the contents of ETLEARN.

   1.  From the Main menu, press F for File Management.

   2.  Select the file ETLEARN.

   3.  Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

   4.  Press R for Read.

       The first 15 lines of the file are displayed on your screen.  You
       can use the scroll keys to browse through the contents of the
       file.

   5.  Press Shift + v to scroll to the next page.

   6.  When you are finished reading, press F8  Close to close the file
       and go back to the File Management screen.

To print a file 

When you request a file to be printed, you create a print file.  A print
file is a copy of the file that the system creates and sends to the
printer.  You print files from the File Management screen.

   1.  Select the file ETLEARN from the File Management screen.

   2.  Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

   3.  Press P for Print.

       A dialog box prompts you to type the number of copies that you
       want printed.


            

   4.  Type 3 in the No. of copies field.

   5.  Press F5  OK.

       You have requested three copies of the file ETLEARN to be printed.

To copy a file 

You can copy files to the same group or to another group in your logon
account.  With this task, you are going to make a copy of the file
ETLEARN and keep it in your logon group.

   1.  Select the file ETLEARN from the File Management screen.

   2.  Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

   3.  Press C for Copy.

       A dialog box prompts you to type a file name and group.


            

   4.  Type a new name for the file ETLEARN.

       A file name can be a maximum of eight alphanumeric characters and
       must begin with a letter.

       You want to keep the file in your logon group, so leave the group
       field as it is.

   5.  Press F5  OK to copy the file.

To delete a file 

You can delete your own files from the system.  It is important to
remember that when you delete a file, you cannot get it back, except
possibly from a backup tape.

   1.  Select the file ETLEARN from the File Management screen.

   2.  Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

   3.  Press D for Delete.

       Whenever you delete a file, HP Easytime/iX prompts you to confirm
       the action.


          Confirmation Dialog Box 

   4.  Press F5  Yes to confirm that you want to delete this file.

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation