HP RPG/iX Utilities Reference Manual (30318-90006)

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Form
:MPEcommand
Purpose
Executes an "MPEcommand" following a colon--:--that can be executed programmatically with RISE. How
these commands are executed is described in the MPE Intrinsic Manual under Command Intrinsic.
Related Commands
When you type H[ELP]: a list of the MPE commands which can be executed programmatically by RISE
will be displayed on the screen.
Execution mode: Line.
Examples
A list of some MPE commands that may be executed through RISE will appear on the screen when HELP:
is entered. Below is a copy of the command display which appears in response to this command.
In this example, a file equation is entered which specifies file L as a line printer (1). The results of entering
:SHOWTIME follow (2). A LISTF,2 provides you with information about the current work file (3). A
means of purging a file ends the example (4). Note that, in all the examples, the user provided the colon (:)
prompt.
(1) >:FILE L;DEV=LP
(2) >:SHOWTIME