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Pick Systems Reference Manual

Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. While every effort was made to assure the accuracy of the information in this publication, Pick Systems Inc. assumes no liability for errors or omissions. ? Copyright 1996, 1997, Pick Systems Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this publication in part or whole without the permission of Pick Systems Inc. is prohibited.

The following are registered trademarks of Pick Systems Inc. Pick ? Pick Systems ? Pick Open Architecture ? Advanced Pick ?

The following are trademarks of Pick Systems Inc. Access Query LanguageTM AQLTM D3TM FlashBASICTM Halt ToleranceTM Open Systems File InterfaceTM

Other product and service names are trademarks of their respective owners.

D3 Version 7.1.0

Doc Version 07/22/97

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Table of Contents

About This Book...........................................................................................................4 Introduction ..................................................................................................................6 Definitions ................................................................................................................... 17 AQL (Access) ..............................................................................................................91 Attribute-defining Items ...........................................................................................142 Background/Phantom Process ................................................................................161 Pick/BASIC--FlashBASIC......................................................................................... 167 FlashBASIC Debugger..............................................................................................377 C Functions...............................................................................................................387 Editor ......................................................................................................................... 430 System Files..............................................................................................................445 Output Processor .....................................................................................................465 Proc ...........................................................................................................................499 Processing Codes.....................................................................................................520 Runoff ........................................................................................................................ 549 Spooler ......................................................................................................................566 System Debugger .....................................................................................................586 Tape ........................................................................................................................... 599 TCL ............................................................................................................................612 Update processor (UP) .............................................................................................911 Unix ...........................................................................................................................954 Index........................................................................................................................ 1009 Customer Service ................................................................................................... 1021 Reader's Comments ............................................................................................... 1023

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Pick Systems Reference Manual

About This Book

Overview The Pick Systems Reference Manual contains entries specific to the features of D3.

The manual is divided into major sections such as AQL, FlashBASIC, C Functions, TCL, etc. Each section is comprised of up to three sub-sections: an introductory explanation, a definition of terms and discussion of related concepts, and an alphabetical listing of applicable entries.

As appropriate, each entry contains the entry name, a description, the syntax, options and examples. Note that references to certain commands may appear in more than one section.

The index alphabetically lists all tokens in the manual.

Ordering Direct orders for additional manuals to:

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Document Conventions

Different typefaces and type styles are used throughout this book to indicate specific kinds of information.

Typefaces

Words "in this typeface" are the normal text of this manual used for explanation and description. Words "in this typeface" are used to indicate specific D3 words, and may also be used to indicate a dialog between the computer and the user.

Type styles root

speed n{-m}

{size} on|off [0|line|?]

Words or characters in boldface are to be entered (typed) as shown. These boldface words are commands, file names, options and other keywords recognized by the system.

Words in italic are variables to be replaced by the value. It might be an actual name, word, or number. For example, baud_rate might be replaced by 9600.

The letters n and m represent numbers. Numbers are usually input as a single string without commas. Numbers may also be used to define a range designation. The starting and ending numbers are typed with a hyphen between. For example, n{-m} might be replaced by 10 or by 1-31.

Information or commands displayed within braces ( {} ) is optional.

The vertical bar or pipe sign ( | ) separates available choices

Available choices are displayed within brackets ( [ ] ).

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Entering Data

Enter

Input the specified commands or text as shown in the instruction and then press the carriage return key, usually labeled as , , or on the keyboard.

Type

Input the specified commands or text as shown in the instruction. Do not press the carriage return key unless instructed.

Press

Press the single specified character or combination of characters as instructed.

Terms

The following terms are used throughout:

login

This term refers to the Unix login. A user logs in by giving a Unix user name and an optional password.

connect

A Unix user establishes a connection with a virtual machine. Normally, this displays the D3 logon message. As noted above, the login and connect steps can be made automatic so a D3 user does not need a Unix login name

and password.

logon disconnect

If several virtual machines exist on the same system, the user identifies the virtual machine using a symbolic name such as ap_newyork_branch. This is a logical connection, and has nothing to do with the serial port. There is no process-toprocess communication or data movement of any kind.

This term refers to the D3 logon. A user logs on by giving a D3 user name and an optional master dictionary and password. On a turnkey system, this is the only interface the end-user sees.

A D3 user logged on to the D3 virtual machine can disconnect temporarily, dropping back to the normal Unix shell. The user is still logged on to the D3 virtual machine. The user's D3 environment is suspended until the user reconnects to the virtual machine and resumes activity.

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