MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

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Command List IX
Commands RECALL/=RECALL thru RUN
program and the REPLY/=REPLY is aborted.
The reply usually takes the form (NUM) or (Y/N), since (MAX CHARS.=nn) is used only for
labeled tapes and the PRINTOPREPLY intrinsic.
If your reply is not of the type specified, an error message is displayed.
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Pressing
Break
has no effect on this command. It may be issued only from the logical console, unless
distributed to specific users with the ALLOW or ASSOCIATE command.
The
Ctrl A =REPLY command can be used only from the physical console. It cannot be
executed from a job or a program.
Examples
Use the REPLY command to respond to a message from the MPE/iX system, as follows:
10:05/#J19/15/LDEV# FOR "NAS" OF TAPE1600 (NUM)?
REPLY 15,7
or
CTRL A
=REPLY 15,7
Use the REPLY command to respond to a FORMS message from the MPE/iX system, as
follows:
15:46/#S93/22/FORMS: PLEASE MOUNT MAILING LABEL FORMS
?15:46/#S39/22/SP#12/LDEV# FOR #S93;OUTFILE ON LP (NUM)?
REPLY 22,12
15:46/#S39/22/LDEV#12 FORMS ALIGNED OK (Y/N)?
Answering NO causes the printing to be deferred to a much lower priority. After the forms
have been aligned, use the ALTSPOOLFILE command to change the spooling priority, in
order to send the spoolfile to the printer.
REPLY 22,NO
15:48/#S93/22/LDEV#12 FORMS ALIGNED OK (Y/N)?
Answering YES causes the spoolfile to go to the printer in its assigned sequence.
When the next spoolfile becomes ACTIVE, you are requested to mount the appropriate
special or standard forms.
To reply to a standard forms request, enter:
16:00/#S93/22/STANDARD FORMS
?16:00/#S93/22/LDEV # FOR #S95;L ON LP (NUM)?
REPLY 22,12
Related Information
Commands RECALL