NBSpool for MPE Reference Guide

Chapter 1

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NBSpool Installation With NetBase

This section provides information and instructions on installing or upgrading your copy of NBSpool

without upgrading your version of NetBase.

Note. If you are installing on an MPE 5.0 system, skip to

Step 2

To install NBSpool with NetBase:

1. Verify that you have a version of NetBase which will allow an update to NBSpool without an

update to NetBase:

:RUN NBSPOOL.PUB.NETBASE

:LISTF QUESTXL.PUB.NETBASE,2

ACCOUNT= NETBASE GROUP= PUB

FILENAME CODE ------------LOGICAL RECORD----------- ----SPACE----

SIZE TYP EOF LIMIT R/B SECTORS #X MX

QUESTXL * NMXL 128W FB 551 4096000 1 1024 1 *

If an asterisk does not appear after

QUESTXL

or if this file is not found, you cannot update

NBSpool without updating NetBase. You will need a NetBase tape (not included in this

package) in order to perform the update. Please contact your sales representative to request a

NetBase tape. If an asterisk (

) appears after

QUESTXL

, you may proceed to

Step 2

2. Verify that your tape is labeled “NBSpool”. If it is labeled “NetBase”, do not proceed. Contact

your sales representative to request a new tape.

3. Stop NetBase’s spooling:

:RUN NBCTRL.PUB.NETBASE

*> STOP SPOOLING

4. Verify that spooling has stopped:

*> STATUS

*> EXIT