NBSpool for MPE Reference Guide

Chapter 3
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BROWSE
The
BROWSE
command executes in two stages. The first stage processes the subset of spool files for
viewing. The second stage invokes the VISTA Plus online viewer. The user is then able to use
VISTA Plus to view any report specified in the subset. The
BROWSE
command operates only on
spool files in the
READY
state.
By default, the
BROWSE
command simply displays a
Processing Files...
message while it
preprocesses the spool files. If any error occurs during processing, the command will terminate.
The
SHOW
parameter will override this behavior. In addition, the
SHOW
parameter displays each
spool file name as it is processed.
The
BROWSE
command creates a temporary VISTA Plus folder named
VISTATMP
, which may be
reexamined by entering
BROWSE
with no parameters. This will reinvoke VISTA Plus without
recreating the folder file.
The
VISTATMP
folder can be saved permanently. For example, to save the temporary folder under
the name
STDLISTS
, type:
O> :RENAME VISTATMP,STDLISTS,TEMP
O> :SAVE STDLISTS
The
COMP
parameter is of no use unless the
VISTATMP
file will be saved for later use. Therefore, use
of
COMP
is not recommended unless necessary.
BROWSE Syntax
O> BROWSE
O> BROWSE subset [;ASK ]
[;COMP ]
[;FFSCAN[="ffdelim"] ]
[;SHOW ]
[;LPP=lines ]
[;PRINTER=printername]
[;START=firstrec ]
User Tip. This command may be abbreviated to
BR
.