This section describes the fields and input options provided in an object-specification window, in which you can specify selection criteria for the objects to be processed with a SYSMAIN function.
If a field only applies to a particular function, this is indicated by an appropriate remark.
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| OBJECT | The name of the object to be processed or a range of
names.
The default setting is asterisk (*) which means that all objects are selected for processing. For valid name ranges, see Specifying a Range of Names. |
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| LIBRARY | The name of a source or a target library or a range
of names.
The source library contains the object to be processed. The target library is an existing or a new library to which the object is to be copied or moved, or where the object is renamed or imported. For valid name ranges, see Specifying a Range of Names. |
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| DBID | The database ID of a source or a target library.
The source database contains the library and system file where the object to be processed is stored. The target database contains the library and system file to which the object is to be copied or moved, or where the object is renamed. Valid database IDs are1 to 65535. If
no value (or 0) is specified, the current FUSER or FNAT system
file is used.
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| FNR | The file number of a source or a target system file
(FNAT or FUSER).
The source file contains the library where the object to be processed is stored. The target file contains the library to which the object is to be copied or moved, or where the object is renamed or imported. Valid file numbers are1 to 65535. If no value (or
0) is specified, the current FUSER or FNAT system file is
used.
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| USER ID | Not applicable to the import function.
The ID of the user who last saved and/or cataloged the object to be processed. |
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| DATE | Not applicable to the import function.
Selects all objects that were saved and/or cataloged on or after the date and/or time entered in these fields. By default, no date or time is entered. A start date must be specified in the following format:
YYYY-MM-DD
(YYYY = year, MM = month,
DD = day). Example: A start time must be specified in the following format:
HH:II
(HH = hours, II =
minutes). Example: |
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| XREF |
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| TYPE | Not applicable to the find or list function.
A read-only field that indicates the object types as selected from the OBJECT TYPE window: The field contains either |
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| REPLACE |
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| CONFIRM |
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| PATH | Only applies to the import function.
The complete OpenVMS path name of the directory from which the import function is to be executed. The path name can be an OpenVMS logical name such as
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This section covers the following topics:
All SYSMAIN functions provide the option to specify either a name or a range of names for the libraries or the objects to be selected.
The valid asterisk (*) notations for name ranges are listed below where value denotes any combination of one or more characters:
| Input | Objects or Libraries Selected |
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| * | All objects or libraries. |
| value* | All objects or libraries with names that start with
value.
Example: |
| value*value* | All objects or libraries that match
value combined with one or two asterisks (*) in any
order.
Example: |
If you want to rename multiple objects, value* must be specified in both the source environment and the target environment; you cannot specify a single name for the source environment and a range of names for the target environment, or vice versa.
If value* is used, the number of characters
before the asterisk (*) in the source environment determines the number of
characters to be replaced. For example, if you specify ABC for the
source environment and WXYZ for the target environment, each
object in the target environment that starts with ABC will be replaced by an
object name that starts with WXYZ. The remainder of each name (after the first
four characters, in this example) is retained.
If the target library already contains an object with the same name as the object to be copied, moved, renamed or imported, the specified object is not processed and processing continues with the next object. You can use the replace option to override this default feature and overwrite the object in the target library. If an object is replaced, it is also deleted from the Natural buffer pool; any existing cross-reference records are also deleted.
To activate or deactivate the replace option in menu mode
In the REPLACE field of a SYSMAIN object-specification window:
Enter N to activate the replace option.
You are prompted to confirm each object replacement.
Or:
Enter Y to deactivate the replace option (this is the
default setting).
All objects are replaced without prior confirmation message.
To activate the replace option using a command in the MAINUSER
subprogram
In the command string, specify the keyword
REPLACE
as described in Using SYSMAIN with Subprogram.
