NBSpool for MPE Reference Guide

Chapter 3
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VFILE
The
VFILE
command provides a method of adding non-spool files to a VISTA Plus folder. The
VFILE
command operates on any ASCII file with a record size of no more than 512 bytes. The block
size must be less than 8192 bytes. The default page parameters of
60
lines per page will be used for
page formatting unless overridden with the
LPP
or
PRINTER
parameters.
The
VFILE
command also provides a method of saving unlinked spool files. These files are spool
files that do not reside in the
OUT.HPSPOOL
group. If a file is not a fixed ASCII file or a spool file,
it will be ignored and a warning message will be displayed. Turn to the “VSAVE” section in this
chapter for more information on using VISTA Plus folders.
Note. When using
VDIR
to display a folder, disk files will not show a job number. Also,
the
JOB NAME
will actually be the group where the file originally existed.
VFILE Syntax
O> VFILE fileset[,TEMP];FILE=[filename]
[;DESC=”description” ]
[;LIMIT=files,sectors]
[;LPP=lines ]
[;PRINTER=printername]
[;APPEND ]
[;CCTL ]
[;FFSCAN[=”ffdelim”] ]
[;INDEX ]
[;PURGE ]
[;RELEASE ]
User Tip. This command may be abbreviated to
VF
.