Usage of PHDFM in batch

[Robert J.M. Edis]

Thanks Jim

I couldn't find a reference to the syntax of PHDFM in the manuals.  The PH
for OpenVMS PDL and Utilities Reference (v.7.10) has a mistake in it.  On
page 33 under PHDFM Program Parameter Syntax Diagram it shows the syntax
diagram for PHDMAINTENANCE instead!

What are the options for PHDFM?

Blue


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Jim Hamer [SMTP:jhamer@milk.org]
	Sent:	Friday, February 26, 1999 10:33 AM
	To:	powerh-l@lists.swau.edu; Robert J.M. Edis
	Subject:	Re: Usage of PHDFM in batch

	Blue,

	I think you're working too hard at this.

	How about:

	$PHDFM CREATE filename

	By the way, you could do:

	$PHDFM CREATE filename1 filename2 filename3 ...

	Jim

	At 10:03 AM 99/02/26 -0500, you wrote:
	>G'day all
	>
	>I am trying to construct a batch process to re/create all the RMS
files in a
	>PHD (Alpha, OVMS 7.1, PH7.10G1).  I have tried the following
methods but
	>none seem to be reliable.
	>
	>1.	$!
	>$PHDFM filename1
	>$PHDFM filename2
	>$etc
	>$exit
	>
	>2.	$!
	>$PHDFM
	>filename1
	>filename2
	>etc
	>
	>$!
	>$exit
	>
	>3.	$def qkin create_files.com !script built from using a QKECHO
define
	>and manually CREATing a couple of files.
	>$POW
	>$deass qkin
	>$exit
	>
	>In the first case I couldn't pass the filename as a parameter to
PHDFM.  In
	>the second, some files get created but then PHDFM ignores a bunch,
builds
	>some more and exits on the blank line.  In the third, sometimes the
input
	>stream wants a <Return> and sometimes it doesn't causing some
'unknown
	>entry' type messages.
	>
	>Has anybody had better results?  What am I doing wrong?  There are
over 400
	>file creates in all.
	>
	>TIA
	>
	>Blue
	>PowerHouse consultant
	>Rhode Island, USA
	>


	Thanks,

	Jim
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