NBSpool for MPE Reference Guide

Chapter 5
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XEQ Parameters
Parameter Description
filename
This parameter specifies the name of the file that contains the commands
to be executed. If omitted, the commands will come from
$STDIN
. The
format of the command file is described in the beginning of this section.
count
This parameter specifies the number of times to execute the commands.
The default is
1
unless a
WAIT=
parameter is specified, in which case the
default is repeat forever.
seconds
This parameter specifies the number of seconds to delay between
executions of the commands. The default is
60
seconds. Setting this
parameter no lower than
15
is recommended.
number
This parameter specifies the
XEQ
process number to be used for this
instance of
NBSPOOL
. This must be an integer from
1
to
8
. Specifying
1
uses the default. This is useful when maintaining numerous
XEQ
processes.
BACKGROUND
This parameter executes the specified command as a son process in the
background. Control is returned to the original process when the
background process is started. This is required if multiple
XEQ
s are in the
job.
DEVICE
This parameter specifies a list of actual spooled devices. This parameter is
used to activate waiting spooler processes. If a spool file becomes ready for
an device or device class specified, it will cause a waiting
XEQ
command
to begin processing commands. This parameter can only be specified from
a NBSpool spooler process.
Priority
When executing in
BACKGROUND
, allows control over the execution
priority. Can be a value of
CS
,
DS
or
ES
.
SHOW
This parameter causes all commands to be echoed as they are executed.
SHORT
This parameter causes the output of headers and commands to be
suppressed. This can drastically reduce the size of the
$STDLIST
for
XEQ
jobs.