Command Operation Modes

• NetCI mode which is indicated by the NetCI> prompt

• MPE mode which is indicated by a node or list name prompt.

NetCI Mode

You are in the NetCI mode when the NetCI> prompt is displayed. Only NetCI commands may be entered in this mode. For example, when you enter

     NetCI>SHOWNODE @

you are executing a NetCI command in NetCI. If you enter an MPE command after the NetCI> prompt, you will receive an error message.

MPE Mode

To execute MPE commands, you should be in the MPE mode by entering the node or list name preceding the MPE command. For example, when you enter

     NetCI>PINOIT SHOWJOB

you will be in the MPE mode in order to execute the MPE SHOWJOB command. The PINOIT prompt will now be the default prompt. Whenever the prompt is a node or list name, you know you are in the MPE mode. NetCI assumes all commands entered in the MPE mode are MPE commands. If you want to enter a NetCI command in the MPE mode, a slash (/) must precede the NetCI command.

For example, you enter

     PINOIT>/SHOWLIST @

to execute the NetCI SHOWLIST command when you are in the MPE mode. Refer to "Writing and Executing Script Files" discussed later in this section for details on how the special slash character would be especially useful in script files.

If you want to return to the NetCI mode, you must enter a colon or NetCI after the node or list prompt. For example, when you enter

     PINOIT> :

or

     PINOIT>NetCI 

you will receive the NetCI> prompt indicating you are in NetCI mode.