MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

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Command List XII
Commands STREAM thru XEQ
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 console unless distributed to
users with the ALLOW command.
Example
To create a multiline welcome message, enter:
WELCOME
#WELCOME TO THE HP3000 COMPUTER SYSTEM.
#FILES WILL BE STORED EACH DAY BETWEEN 6AM AND 7AM.
#Return
Related Information
Commands HELLO, SHOWME
Manuals Performing System Operation Tasks
WHILE
Used to control the execution sequence of a job, session, UDC, or command file. (Native
Mode)
Syntax
WHILE
expression [DO]
Parameters
expression Logical expression, consisting of operands and relational operators. Table
14-1. on page 630 lists the operators that may be incorporated in
expression.
Table 14-1. Logical Operators - The WHILE Command
Logical operators: AND, OR, XOR, NOT
Boolean functions and values: BOUND, TRUE, FALSE, ALPHA,
ALPHANUM, NUMERIC, ODD
Comparison operators: =, <>, <, >, <=, >=
Bit manipulation operators: LSL, LSR, CSR, CSL, BAND, BOR, BXOR,
BNOT
Arithmetic operators: MOD, ABS, * , / , + , -, ^ (exponentiation)
Functions returning strings: CHR, DWNS, UPS, HEX, OCTAL, INPUT,
LFT, RHT, RPT, LTRIM, RTRIM, STR
Functions returning integers: ABS, LEN, MAX, MIN, ORD, POS, TYPEOF