MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

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Command List V
Commands HEADOFF thru LISTF
Syntax: FINFO(filename, option)
Defn: A CI evaluator function that returns information about
the specified file.
Type: String, integer, or Boolean depending upon option.
Example: FINFO('x.pub',"EXISTS")
Result: TRUE
Example: FINFO('jeff',"eof")
Result: 71495
The following table summarizes the options of the FINFO function.
The description includes the option number, one or more aliases,
the data type, and a brief description of the option.
Num Alias Data Type Option Description
- - -
0 EXIST Boolean Existence of file
1 FILENAME ONLY String File name
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To display information up to the next keyword or command, press Return. HELP provides a
page break for every 23 lines of output and pressing
Return allows you to continue.
Do
not precede the command or item name with HELP, or you will get an error message.
For example:
:HELP
>HELP FINFO
^
Can't find this keyword.
To exit the Help Subsystem, enter E or EXIT' or press Break. To stop the display and return
to a system prompt, enter
CTRL Y. temporarily stops the display, enter CTRL S. Use CTRL Q
to resume.
Using HELP in direct mode
Enter HELP followed by the name of the command, UDC, error number or other keyword to
display the information you need without entering the Help Subsystem. Entering any
command name produces the syntax for that command and a list of the
keywords .
Entering a keyword such as PARMS produces a listing of all the items for that
keyword .
For example:
HELP ABORT
ABORT
Aborts current program or operation.
Syntax
ABORT
KEYWORDS: PARMS,OPERATION,EXAMPLE
:
Notice that in direct mode, MPE/iX displays the CI prompt (:) once it has displayed the
information you wanted.