NBSpool for MPE Reference Guide

Introduction

• A

STORE and RESTORE capability for off-line storage. These commands are faster than SPOOK,

and they use less tape. Also, multiple

STOREs can be appended to the same tape.

• A tape directory function so you can see what is on a tape, including

SPOOK tapes.

• An

ARCHIVE and UNARCHIVE command to store and optionally compress a set of spool files to

disk. Also, an

ARCDIR command to see what is in an archived file.

• A

PRINT command for printing spooled output to a printer slaved to a terminal or PC.

• Full support of job

$STDIN files, that is, jobs that have been streamed but are not executing,

including listing, archiving and restreaming.

• Works on both MPE/V and MPE/XL.

• NBSpool supports the 132-column capability of the newer Hewlett-Packard terminals.

• Non-spooled devices are supported. Users can print to locally attached printers in landscape,

compressed portrait, or any desired font. You can easily customize the printer definition for

any printer.

• Supports

ASSOCIATEd devices.

• Can run in the background to perform repetitive tasks, such as archiving or moving spool files.

• Supports command files.

• Adds, changes or deletes environment file data.

• Creates an audit trail of activity.

• Friendly user interface gives users the tools they need to easily view their reports on-line.

• Add on modules for Novell NetWare, IBM hosts and UNIX systems.