The CREATE command performs the following functions:
o Creates a sequential disk file or files (see subtopic "file").
Included under the CREATE subtopic, file, is information on
the following qualifiers: /LOG, /OWNER_UIC, /PROTECTION, and
/VOLUME.
o Creates one or more new directories or subdirectories (see
/DIRECTORY).
o Creates a new, empty data file using the specifications of an
FDL file (see /FDL).
o Creates a virtual mailbox named MBAn and assigns an I/O
channel number to it (see /MAILBOX). (Alpha/Integrity servers
only)
o Creates a new logical name table (see /NAME_TABLE).
o Creates a window that emulates another terminal type (see
/TERMINAL).
1 – file
Creates a sequential disk file or files.
Format
CREATE filespec[,...]
1.1 – Parameter
filespec[,...]
Specifies the name of one or more input files to be created.
Wildcard characters are not allowed. If you omit either the file
name or the file type, the CREATE command does not supply any
defaults. The file name or file type is null. If the specified
file already exists, a new version is created.
1.2 – Qualifiers
1.2.1 /LOG
/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Displays the file specification of each new file created as the
command executes.
1.2.2 /OWNER_UIC
/OWNER_UIC=uic
Requires SYSPRV (system privilege) privilege to specify a user
identification code (UIC) other than your own.
Specifies the UIC to be associated with the file being created.
Specify the UIC by using standard UIC format as described in the
OpenVMS User's Manual.
1.2.3 /PROTECTION
/PROTECTION=(ownership[:access][,...])
Specifies protection for the file.
o Specify the ownership parameter as system (S), owner (O),
group (G), or world (W).
o Specify the access parameter as read (R), write (W), execute
(E), or delete (D).
If you do not specify a value for each access category, or if you
omit the /PROTECTION qualifier, the CREATE command applies the
following protection for each unspecified category:
File
Already
Exists? Protection Applied
Yes Protection of the existing file
No Current default protection
NOTE
If you attempt to create a file with no access, the
file is created with the system default RMS protection
values. To create a file with no access, use the SET
SECURITY/PROTECTION command.
For more information on specifying protection codes, see the HP
OpenVMS Guide to System Security.
1.2.4 /SYMLINK
/SYMLINK="text"
Creates a symbolic link containing the specified text without
the enclosing quotation marks. If the created symbolic link is
subsequently encountered during any file-name processing, the
contents of the symbolic link are read and treated as a POSIX
pathname specification. No previous version of the symbolic link
can exist.
If the path is absolute (that is, it starts with a slash
character), RMS attempts to translate its first field as a
logical name.
1.2.5 /VOLUME
/VOLUME=n
Places the file on the specified relative volume of a multivolume
set. By default, the file is placed arbitrarily in a multivolume
set.
1.3 – Examples
1.$ CREATE MEET.TXT
John, Residents in the apartment complex will hold their annual
meeting this evening. We hope to see you there, Regards, Elwood
<Ctrl/Z>
The CREATE command in this example creates a text file named
MEET.TXT in your default directory. The text file MEET.TXT
contains the lines that follow until the Ctrl/Z.
2.$ CREATE A.DAT, B.DAT
Input line one for A.DAT...
Input line two for A.DAT...
.
.
.
<Ctrl/Z>
Input line one for B.DAT...
Input line two for B.DAT...
.
.
.
<Ctrl/Z>
$
After you enter the CREATE command from the terminal, the
system reads input lines into the sequential file A.DAT until
Ctrl/Z terminates the first input. The next set of input data
is placed in the second file, B.DAT. Again, Ctrl/Z terminates
the input.
3.$ FILE = F$SEARCH("MEET.TXT")
$ IF FILE .EQS. ""
$ THEN CREATE MEET.TXT
John, Residents in the apartment complex will hold their annual
meeting this evening. We hope to see you there, Regards, Elwood
$ ELSE TYPE MEET.TXT
$ ENDIF
$ EXIT
In this example, the command procedure searches the default
disk and directory for the file MEET.TXT. If the command
procedure determines that the file does not exist, it creates a
file named MEET.TXT using the CREATE command.
4.$ SET DEFAULT DKA500:[TEST]
$ SET PROCESS /CASE=CASE_LOOKUP=SENSITIVE /PARSE_STYLE=EXTENDED
$ CREATE COEfile.txt
<Ctrl/Z>
$ CREATE COEFILE.TXT
<Ctrl/Z>
$ CREATE CoEfIlE.txt
<Ctrl/Z>
$ DIRECTORY
Directory DKA500:[TEST]
CoEfIlE.txt;1
COEFILE.TXT;1
COEfile.txt;1
In this example, DKA500 is an ODS-5 disk. If your process is
set to CASE_LOOKUP=SENSITIVE and you create more than one
file with the same name differing only in case, DCL treats
subsequent files as new files and lists them as such.
2 /DIRECTORY
Creates one or more new directories or subdirectories. The
/DIRECTORY qualifier is required.
Requires write (W) access to the master file directory (MFD) to
create a first-level directory. On a system volume, generally
only users with a system user identification code (UIC) or the
SYSPRV (system privilege) or BYPASS user privileges have write
(W) access to the MFD to create a first-level directory.
Requires write (W) access to the lowest level directory that
currently exists to create a subdirectory.
Format
CREATE/DIRECTORY directory-spec[,...]
2.1 – Parameter
directory-spec[,...]
Specifies the name of one or more directories or subdirectories
to be created. The directory specification optionally can be
preceded by a device name (and colon [:]). The default is the
current default directory. Wildcard characters are not allowed.
When you create a subdirectory, separate the names of the
directory levels with periods (.).
Note that it is possible to create a series of nested
subdirectories with a single CREATE/DIRECTORY command. For
example, [a.b.c] can be created, even though neither [a.b] nor
[a] exists at the time the command is entered. Each subdirectory
will be created, starting with the highest level and proceeding
downward.
2.2 – Description
The CREATE/DIRECTORY command creates new directories as well
as subdirectories. Special privileges are needed to create
new first-level directories. (See the restrictions noted
above.) Generally, users have sufficient privileges to create
subdirectories in their own directories. Use the SET DEFAULT
command to move from one directory to another.
2.3 – Qualifiers
2.3.1 /ALLOCATION
/ALLOCATION=n
Specifies the initial number of blocks to be allocated to each of
the specified directories. The default allocation is 1 block.
This qualifier is useful for creating large directories, for
example MAIL.DIR;1. It can improve performance by avoiding the
need for later dynamic expansion of the directory.
This qualifier does not apply to Files-11 ODS-1, ODS-3, or ODS-4
volumes.
2.3.2 /LOG
/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Controls whether the CREATE/DIRECTORY command displays the
directory specification of each directory after creating it.
2.3.3 /OWNER_UIC
/OWNER_UIC=option
Requires SYSPRV (system privilege) privilege for a user
identification code (UIC) other than your own.
Specifies the owner UIC for the directory. The default is your
UIC. You can specify the keyword PARENT in place of a UIC to mean
the UIC of the parent (next-higher-level) directory. If a user
with privileges creates a subdirectory, by default, the owner
of the subdirectory will be the owner of the parent directory
(or the owner of the MFD, if creating a main level directory).
If you do not specify the /OWNER_UIC qualifier when creating a
directory, the command assigns ownership as follows: (1) if you
specify the directory name in either alphanumeric or subdirectory
format, the default is your UIC (unless you are privileged, in
which case the UIC defaults to the parent directory); (2) if you
specify the directory in UIC format, the default is the specified
UIC.
Specify the UIC by using standard UIC format as described in the
OpenVMS User's Manual.
2.3.4 /PROTECTION
/PROTECTION=(ownership[:access][,...])
Specifies protection for the directory.
o Specify the ownership parameter as system (S), owner (O),
group (G), or world (W).
o Specify the access parameter as read (R), write (W), execute
(E), or delete (D).
The default protection is the protection of the parent directory
(the next-higher level directory, or the master directory for
top-level directories) minus any delete (D) access.
If you are creating a first-level directory, then the next-
higher-level directory is the MFD. (The protection of the MFD
is established by the INITIALIZE command.)
For more information on specifying protection code, see the HP
OpenVMS Guide to System Security.
2.3.5 /VERSION_LIMIT
/VERSION_LIMIT=n
Specifies the number of versions of any one file that can exist
in the directory. If you exceed the limit, the system deletes the
lowest numbered version. A specification of 0 means no limit. The
maximum number of versions allowed is 32,767. The default is the
limit for the parent (next-higher-level) directory.
When you change the version limit setting, the new limit applies
only to files created after the setting was changed. New versions
of files created before the change are subject to the previous
version limit.
2.3.6 /VOLUME
/VOLUME=n
Requests that the directory file be placed on the specified
relative volume of a multivolume set. By default, the file is
placed arbitrarily within the multivolume set.
2.4 – Examples
1.$ CREATE/DIRECTORY/VERSION_LIMIT=2 $DISK1:[ACCOUNTS.MEMOS]
In this example, the CREATE/DIRECTORY command creates a
subdirectory named MEMOS in the ACCOUNTS directory on $DISK1.
No more than two versions of each file can exist in the
directory.
2.$ CREATE/DIRECTORY/PROTECTION=(SYSTEM:RWED,OWNER:RWED,GROUP,WORLD) -
_$[KONSTANZ.SUB.HLP]
In this example, the CREATE/DIRECTORY command creates a
subdirectory named [KONSTANZ.SUB.HLP]. The protection on the
subdirectory allows read (R), write (W), execute (E), and
delete (D) access for the system and owner categories, but
prohibits all access for the group or world categories.
3.$ CREATE/DIRECTORY DISK2:[GOLDSTEIN]
In this example, the CREATE/DIRECTORY command creates a
directory named [GOLDSTEIN] on the device DISK2. Special
privileges are required to create a first-level directory.
4.$ CREATE/DIRECTORY [HOFFMAN.SUB]
$ SET DEFAULT [HOFFMAN.SUB]
In this example, the CREATE/DIRECTORY command creates a
subdirectory named [HOFFMAN.SUB]. This directory file is placed
in the directory named [HOFFMAN]. The command SET DEFAULT
[HOFFMAN.SUB] changes the current default directory to this
subdirectory. All files subsequently created are cataloged in
[HOFFMAN.SUB].
5.$ CREATE/DIRECTORY [BOAEN.SUB1.SUB2.SUB3]
In this example, the CREATE/DIRECTORY command creates a
top-level directory ([BOAEN]) and three subdirectories
([BOAEN.SUB1], [BOAEN.SUB1.SUB2], and [BOAEN.SUB1.SUB2.SUB3]).
3 /FDL
Invokes the Create/FDL utility, which uses the specifications in
a File Definition Language (FDL) file to create a new, empty data
file. The /FDL qualifier is required.
For more information about the Create/FDL utility, see the
OpenVMS Record Management Utilities Reference Manual or online
help.
Format
CREATE/FDL=fdl-filespec [filespec]
3.1 – Parameters
fdl-filespec
Specifies the FDL file from which to create the data file. The
default file type is .FDL.
filespec
Specifies an optional file specification for the created file.
If you specify a complete file specification, it overrides any
contained in the FDL file.
3.2 – Qualifier
3.2.1 /LOG
/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Displays the file specification of each new file created as the
command executes.
4 /MAILBOX
Valid for Alpha and Integrity server systems only.
Creates a virtual mailbox named MBAn and assigns an I/O channel
number to it. The /MAILBOX qualifier is required.
NOTE
The following privileges are required:
o TMPMBX (temporary mailbox) to create a temporary mailbox
(which is the default)
o CMEXEC (change mode to executive) to create a temporary
mailbox (which is the default). Note: This requirement is
temporary and will be removed in a future release.
o PRMMBX (permanent mailbox) to create a permanent mailbox
(using the /PERMANENT qualifier)
o SYSNAM (system logical name) to place a logical name for
a mailbox in the system logical name table
o GRPNAM (group logical name) to place a logical name for a
mailbox in the group logical name table
To delete a mailbox, use the DELETE/MAILBOX command.
Format
CREATE/MAILBOX logical-name
4.1 – Parameter
logical-name
Specifies a logical name for the new mailbox. The system creates
the mailbox and sets the logical name to point to it.
4.2 – Description
The CREATE/MAILBOX command creates a virtual mailbox.
4.3 – Qualifiers
4.3.1 /BUFFER_SIZE
/BUFFER_SIZE=n
Specifies the number of bytes of system dynamic memory that can
be used to buffer messages sent to the mailbox. If you do not
specify /BUFFER_SIZE or specify it as 0, the operating system
provides a default value from the DEFMBXBUFQUO system parameter.
4.3.2 /LOG
/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Displays the name of the new mailbox when it is created.
4.3.3 /MESSAGE_SIZE
/MESSAGE_SIZE=n
Specifies the maximum size (in bytes) of a message that can be
sent to the mailbox. The maximum value is 65535. If you do not
specify /MESSAGE_SIZE or specify the value as 0, the operating
system provides a default value from the DEFMBXMXMSG system
parameter.
4.3.4 /PERMANENT
Specifies that the mailbox is to be permanent. By default,
mailboxes are temporary.
4.3.5 /PROTECTION
/PROTECTION=(ownership[:access][,...])
Specifies protection for the mailbox.
o Specify the ownership parameter as system (S), owner (O),
group (G), or world (W).
o Specify the access parameter as read (R), write (W), logical
I/O (L), or physical I/O (P).
If no protection is specified, the mailbox template is used.
For more information about specifying protection codes, see the
HP OpenVMS Guide to System Security.
4.3.6 /TEMPORARY
/TEMPORARY (default)
Specifies that the mailbox is temporary. By default, mailboxes
are temporary unless you specify /PERMANENT.
4.4 – Example
$CREATE/MAILBOX/PERMANENT/MESSAGE_SIZE=512/LOG MY_MAILBOX
%CREATE-I-CREATED, MBA38: created
$SHOW DEVICE MBA38/FULL
Device MBA38:, device type local memory mailbox, is online,
record-oriented device, shareable, mailbox device.
Error count 0 Operations completed 0
Owner process "" Owner UIC [SYSTEM]
Owner process ID 00000000 Dev Prot S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G:RWPL,W:RWPL
Reference count 0 Default buffer size 512
In this example, a permanent mailbox is created with the
logical name MY_MAILBOX. The SHOW DEVICE command displays the
full characteristics of the mailbox.
5 /NAME_TABLE
Creates a new logical name table. The /NAME_TABLE qualifier is
required.
Format
CREATE/NAME_TABLE table-name
5.1 – Parameter
table-name
Specifies a string of 1 to 31 characters that identifies the
logical name table you are creating. The string can include
alphanumeric characters, the dollar sign ($), and the underscore
(_). Table names must be in uppercase letters; if you specify
a name using lowercase letters, it will be converted to all
uppercase. The table name is entered as a logical name in either
the process directory logical name table (LNM$PROCESS_DIRECTORY)
or the system directory logical name table (LNM$SYSTEM_
DIRECTORY).
5.2 – Qualifiers
5.2.1 /ATTRIBUTES
/ATTRIBUTES[=(keyword[,...])]
Specifies attributes for the logical name table. If you specify
only one keyword, you can omit the parentheses. If you do not
specify the /ATTRIBUTES qualifier, no attributes are set.
You can specify the following keywords for attributes:
CONFINE Specifies that the table name and the logical names
contained in the table are not copied into a spawned
subprocess. This keyword can be used only when creating
a private logical name table. If a table is created
with the CONFINE attribute, all names subsequently
entered into the table are also confined.
NO_ALIAS Specifies that no identical names (either logical
names or names of logical name tables) can be created
in an outer (less privileged) mode in the current
directory. Unless you specify the NO_ALIAS attribute,
the table can be "aliased" by an identical name created
in an outer access mode. This attribute deletes any
previously created identical table names in an outer
access mode in the same logical name table directory.
SUPERSEDE Creates a new table that supersedes any previous
(existing) table that contains the name, access mode,
and directory table that you specify. The new table
is created regardless of whether the previous table
exists. (If you do not specify the SUPERSEDE attribute,
the new table is not created if the previous table
exists.) This attribute applies to all types of logical
name tables except clusterwide logical name tables.
Whether or not you specify SUPERSEDE, the following
conditions apply:
o You cannot create a new clusterwide logical name
table with the same name and access mode as an
existing clusterwide logical name table until you
delete the existing table.
o If you specify a new clusterwide logical name table
with the same name and access mode as an existing
local logical name table, the new clusterwide
logical name table is created, and the local table
and its logical names are deleted.
If you specify or accept the default for the qualifier
/LOG, you receive a message indicating the result.
5.2.2 /EXECUTIVE_MODE
Requires SYSNAM (system logical name) privilege.
Creates an executive-mode logical name table. If you specify
executive mode, but do not have SYSNAM privilege, a supervisor-
mode logical name table is created.
5.2.3 /LOG
/LOG (default)
/NOLOG
Controls whether an informational message is generated when
the SUPERSEDE attribute is specified, or when the table already
exists but the SUPERSEDE attribute is not specified. The default
is the /LOG qualifier; that is, the informational message is
displayed.
5.2.4 /PARENT_TABLE
/PARENT_TABLE=table
Requires either create (C) access to the parent table and write
(W) access to the system directory or the SYSPRV privilege.
Specifies the name of the parent table. The parent table
determines whether a table is private or shareable; it also
determines the size quota of the table. If you do not specify
a parent table, the default table is LNM$PROCESS_DIRECTORY. A
shareable table has LNM$SYSTEM_DIRECTORY as its parent table.
The parent table must have the same access mode or a higher level
access mode than the one you are creating.
5.2.5 /PROTECTION
/PROTECTION=(ownership[:access][,...])
Applies the specified protection to shareable name tables.
o Specify the ownership parameter as system (S), owner (O),
group (G), or world (W).
o Specify the access parameter as read (R), write (W), create
(C), or delete (D).
For more information on specifying protection codes, see the HP
OpenVMS Guide to System Security.
The /PROTECTION qualifier affects only shareable logical name
tables; it does not affect process-private logical name tables.
5.2.6 /QUOTA
/QUOTA=number-of-bytes
Specifies the size limit of the logical name table. The size
of each logical name entered in the new table is deducted from
this size limit. The new table's quota is statically subtracted
from the parent table's quota holder. The parent table's quota
holder is the first logical name table encountered when working
upward in the table hierarchy that has an explicit quota and is
therefore its own quota holder. If the /QUOTA qualifier is not
specified or the size limit is 0, the parent table's quota holder
becomes the new table's quota holder and space is dynamically
withdrawn from it whenever a logical name is entered in this new
table. If the table has no quota holder and you specify /QUOTA=0,
the table has unlimited quota.
5.2.7 /SUPERVISOR_MODE
/SUPERVISOR_MODE (default)
Creates a supervisor-mode logical name table. If you do not
specify a mode, a supervisor-mode logical name table is created.
5.2.8 /USER_MODE
Creates a user-mode logical name table. If you do not explicitly
specify a mode, a supervisor-mode logical name table is created.
NOTE
User-mode logical names are automatically deleted when
invoking and exiting a command procedure.
5.3 – Examples
1.$ CREATE/NAME_TABLE TEST_TAB
$ SHOW LOGICAL TEST_TAB
%SHOW-S-NOTRAN, no translation for logical name TEST_TAB
$ SHOW LOGICAL/TABLE=LNM$PROCESS_DIRECTORY TEST_TAB
In this example, the CREATE/NAME_TABLE command creates a new
table called TEST_TAB. By default, the name of the table
is entered in the process directory. The first SHOW LOGICAL
command does not find the name TEST_TAB because it does not,
by default, search the process directory table. You must use
the /TABLE qualifier to request that the process directory be
searched.
2.$ CREATE/NAME_TABLE/ATTRIBUTES=CONFINE EXTRA
$ DEFINE/TABLE=EXTRA MYDISK DISK4:
$ DEFINE/TABLE=LNM$PROCESS_DIRECTORY LNM$FILE_DEV -
_$ EXTRA, LNM$PROCESS, LNM$JOB, LNM$GROUP, LNM$SYSTEM
$ TYPE MYDISK:[COHEN]EXAMPLE1.LIS
This example creates a new logical name table called EXTRA
that is created with the CONFINE attribute. Therefore, the
EXTRA table and the names it contains will not be copied to
subprocesses.
Next, the logical name MYDISK is placed into the table EXTRA.
To use the name MYDISK in file specifications, you must make
sure that the table EXTRA is searched when RMS parses file
specifications. To do this, you can define a process-private
version of the logical name LNM$FILE_DEV to include the name
EXTRA as one of its equivalence strings. (The system uses
LNM$FILE_DEV to determine the tables to search during logical
name translation for device or file specifications, and will
use the process-private version of the logical name before
using the default system version.) After you define LNM$FILE_
DEV, the system searches the following tables during logical
name translation: EXTRA, your process table, your job table,
your group table, and the system table. Now, you can use the
name MYDISK in a file specification and the equivalence string
DISK4 will be substituted.
6 /TERMINAL
Creates a window that emulates another terminal type.
NOTE
At present, only DECterm windows are available with this
command.
Format
CREATE/TERMINAL [command-string]
6.1 – Parameter
command-string
Specifies a command string that is to be executed in the context
of the created subprocess. You cannot specify this parameter
with the /DETACH or the /NOPROCESS qualifier. The CREATE/TERMINAL
command is used in much the same way as the SPAWN command.
6.2 – Qualifiers
6.2.1 /APPLICATION_KEYPAD
Sets the APPLICATION_KEYPAD terminal characteristic in the
created terminal window. If the /APPLICATION_KEYPAD or the
/NUMERIC_KEYPAD qualifier is not specified, the default is to
inherit the characteristic from the parent. (See also /NUMERIC_
KEYPAD.)
6.2.2 /BIG_FONT
Specifies that the big font (as specified in resource files) be
selected when the created terminal window is initialized. It is
an error to specify the /BIG_FONT qualifier in combination with
the /LITTLE_FONT qualifier. If you do not specify either the
/BIG_FONT or the /LITTLE_FONT qualifier, the initial font is the
big font.
6.2.3 /BROADCAST
/BROADCAST
/NOBROADCAST
Determines whether the terminal window is created with broadcast
messages enabled. If neither qualifier is specified, the created
terminal window inherits the broadcast characteristic of the
parent.
6.2.4 /CARRIAGE_CONTROL
/CARRIAGE_CONTROL
/NOCARRIAGE_CONTROL
Determines whether carriage-return and line-feed characters
are prefixed to the subprocess's prompt string. By default, the
CREATE/TERMINAL command copies the current setting of the parent
process. The CARRIAGE_CONTROL qualifier is used only with the
/NODETACH qualifier.
6.2.5 /CLI
/CLI=cli-filespec
/NOCLI
Specifies the name of a command language interpreter (CLI) to be
used by the subprocess. The default CLI is the same as that of
the parent process (defined in SYSUAF). If you specify the /CLI
qualifier, the attributes of the parent process are copied to
the subprocess. The CLI you specify must be located in SYS$SYSTEM
and have the file type .EXE. This qualifier is used only with the
/NODETACH qualifier.
6.2.6 /CONTROLLER
/CONTROLLER=filespec
Specifies the name of the terminal window controller image.
This name allows the CREATE/TERMINAL command to create a window
on a variant controller, such as for a language not supported
by the base product. For a DECterm window, the default is
SYS$SYSTEM:DECW$TERMINAL.EXE. The device and directory default
to SYS$SYSTEM and the file type defaults to .EXE.
NOTE
The "name" field of the file name as returned by $PARSE
is used to form the mailbox logical name. For example,
if the file "name" is DECW$TERMINAL, the mailbox logical
name will be DECW$TERMINAL_MAILBOX_node::0.0. For backward
compatibility, the controller also defines a logical name
DECW$DECTERM_MAILBOX_host::0.0 to point to the same mailbox.
6.2.7 /DEFINE_LOGICAL
/DEFINE_LOGICAL=({logname, TABLE=tablename} [,...])
Specifies one or more logical names that are set to the name of
the created pseudo terminal device. Each element in the list is
either a logical name or TABLE= followed by the name of a logical
name table in which all subsequent logical names will be entered.
The default is the process logical name table.
6.2.8 /DETACH
/DETACH
/NODETACH (default)
Determines whether the created terminal process is detached or a
subprocess of the current process. The /DETACH qualifier cannot
be used with the command-string parameter.
6.2.9 /DISPLAY
/DISPLAY=display-name
Specifies the name of the display on which to create the terminal
window. If this parameter is omitted, the DECW$DISPLAY logical
name is used.
6.2.10 /ESCAPE
/ESCAPE
/NOESCAPE
Sets or clears the ESCAPE characteristic of the created terminal
window. The default is to inherit the characteristic of the
parent.
6.2.11 /FALLBACK
/FALLBACK
/NOFALLBACK
Sets or clears the FALLBACK characteristic of the created
terminal window. The default is to inherit the characteristic
of the parent.
6.2.12 /HOSTSYNC
/HOSTSYNC (default)
/NOHOSTSYNC
Sets or clears the HOSTSYNC characteristic of the created
terminal window. The default is to inherit the characteristic
of the parent.
6.2.13 /INPUT
/INPUT=filespec
Specifies an alternate input file or device to use as SYS$INPUT
for the new process. The default is to use the created terminal
window for input. This qualifier can be used with or without the
/DETACH qualifier.
6.2.14 /INSERT
Creates the terminal window with insert mode as the default for
line editing. If the /INSERT or the /OVERSTRIKE qualifier is not
specified, the default is to inherit the characteristic from the
parent. (See also /OVERSTRIKE.)
6.2.15 /KEYPAD
/KEYPAD (default)
/NOKEYPAD
Determines whether keypad definitions and the current keypad
state are copied from the parent process. This qualifier is used
only with the /NODETACH qualifier.
6.2.16 /LINE_EDITING
/LINE_EDITING
/NOLINE_EDITING
Determines whether the terminal window is created with line
editing enabled. If neither qualifier is specified, the created
terminal window inherits the line editing characteristic of the
parent.
6.2.17 /LITTLE_FONT
Specifies that the little font (as specified in resource files)
be selected when the created terminal window is initialized. It
is an error to specify the /LITTLE_FONT qualifier in combination
with the /BIG_FONT qualifier. If you do not specify either the
/BIG_FONT or the /LITTLE_FONT qualifier, the initial font is the
big font.
6.2.18 /LOGGED_IN
/LOGGED_IN (default)
/NOLOGGED_IN
Determines whether a prompt for a user name and password are
supplied (/NOLOGGED_IN) or the created terminal window is logged
in automatically (/LOGGED_IN). This qualifier is used only with
the /DETACH qualifier.
6.2.19 /LOGICAL_NAMES
/LOGICAL_NAMES (default)
/NOLOGICAL_NAMES
Determines whether the created terminal window inherits the
parent's logical names. This qualifier is used only with the
/NODETACH qualifier.
6.2.20 /NOTIFY
/NOTIFY
/NONOTIFY (default)
Determines whether a notification message is broadcast to the
parent when the created terminal window exits. This qualifier is
used only with the /NODETACH qualifier.
6.2.21 /NUMERIC_KEYPAD
Sets the NUMERIC_KEYPAD terminal characteristic in the created
terminal window. If the /NUMERIC_KEYPAD or the /APPLICATION_
KEYPAD qualifier is not specified, the default is to inherit the
characteristic from the parent. (See also /APPLICATION_KEYPAD.)
6.2.22 /OVERSTRIKE
Creates the terminal window with overstrike mode as the default
for line editing. If the /OVERSTRIKE or the /INSERT qualifier is
not specified, the default is to inherit the characteristic from
the parent. (See also /INSERT.)
6.2.23 /PASTHRU
/PASTHRU
/NOPASTHRU
Sets or clears the PASTHRU characteristic in the created terminal
window. The default is to inherit the characteristic of the
parent.
6.2.24 /PROCESS
/PROCESS (default)
/PROCESS=process-name
/NOPROCESS
Specifies the name of the process or subprocess to be created.
The /NOPROCESS qualifier causes a window to be created without a
process. You can log in from this window.
If you specify the /PROCESS qualifier without a process name, a
unique process name is assigned with the same base name as the
parent process and a unique number. The default process name
format is username_n. If you specify a process name that already
exists, an error message is displayed. This qualifier is used
with either the /DETACH or the /NODETACH qualifier.
6.2.25 /PROMPT
/PROMPT=prompt
Specifies the prompt string of the created terminal window. This
qualifier is used only with the /NODETACH qualifier.
6.2.26 /READSYNC
/READSYNC
/NOREADSYNC
Sets or clears the READSYNC terminal characteristic in the
created terminal window. The default is to inherit the
characteristic from the parent.
6.2.27 /RESOURCE_FILE
/RESOURCE_FILE=filespec
Specifies that the created terminal window use the resource
file "filespec" instead of the default resource file, DECW$USER_
DEFAULTS:DECW$TERMINAL_DEFAULT.DAT.
6.2.28 /SYMBOLS
/SYMBOLS (default)
/NOSYMBOLS
Determines whether the subprocess inherits the parent's DCL
symbols. This qualifier is used only with the /NODETACH
qualifier.
6.2.29 /TABLE
/TABLE=command-table
Specifies the name of an alternate command table to be used by
the subprocess. This qualifier is used only with the /NODETACH
qualifier.
6.2.30 /TTSYNC
/TTSYNC
/NOTTSYNC
Sets or clears the TTSYNC terminal characteristic in the created
terminal window; the default is to inherit the characteristic of
the parent.
6.2.31 /TYPE_AHEAD
/TYPE_AHEAD
/NOTYPE_AHEAD
Sets or clears the TYPE_AHEAD terminal characteristic in
the created terminal window. The default is to inherit the
characteristic of the parent.
6.2.32 /WAIT
/WAIT
/NOWAIT (default)
Requires that you wait for the subprocess to terminate before
you enter another DCL command. The /NOWAIT qualifier allows
you to enter new commands while the subprocess is running. This
qualifier is used only with the /NODETACH qualifier.
6.2.33 /WINDOW_ATTRIBUTES
/WINDOW_ATTRIBUTES=(parameter [,...])
Specifies initial attributes for the created terminal window
to override the defaults read from the resource file. These
parameters include:
Parameter Description
BACKGROUND The background color.
FOREGROUND The foreground color.
WIDTH The width, in pixels.
HEIGHT The height, in pixels.
X_POSITION The x-position, in pixels.
Y_POSITION The y-position, in pixels.
ROWS The number of rows in the window, in character
cells. If the Auto Resize Window option is
enabled, the ROWS and COLUMNS parameters
override the size specified by the WIDTH and
HEIGHT parameters.
COLUMNS The number of columns in the window, in
character cells. If the Auto Resize Window
option is enabled, the ROWS and COLUMNS
parameters override the size specified by the
WIDTH and HEIGHT parameters.
INITIAL_STATE The initial state of the window, either ICON or
WINDOW.
TITLE A character string specifying the window title.
ICON_NAME A character string specifying the window icon
name.
FONT The name of the font to be used in the window.
If you specify the /LITTLE_FONT qualifier,
or omit both the /LITTLE_FONT and /BIG_FONT
qualifiers, this overrides the name of the
little font that is set in the resource files;
otherwise it overrides the name of the big font.
The font name can be a logical name, and it can
be (but does not have to be) the base font in a
complete font set.
6.3 – Examples
1.$ CREATE/TERMINAL=DECTERM/DETACH -
_$ /DISPLAY=MYNODE::0 -
_$ /WINDOW_ATTRIBUTES=( -
_$ ROWS=36, -
_$ COLUMNS=80, -
_$ TITLE="REMOTE TERMINAL", -
_$ ICON_NAME="REMOTE TERMINAL" )
In this example, the command creates a detached process in a
DECterm window on node MYNODE:: that is 36 rows by 80 columns
and has its title and icon name set to "Remote terminal".
2.$ CREATE/TERMINAL=DECTERM -
$_ /NOPROCESS -
$_ /DEFINE_LOGICAL=(TABLE=LNM$GROUP,DBG$INPUT,DBG$OUTPUT)
In this example, the command creates a DECterm with no
associated process. The command defines DBG$INPUT and
DBG$OUTPUT in the group table as the new terminal for the
purposes of debugging a problem with a detached process that
is subsequently created.