[Info-vax] HOW TO PASS PARAMETERS IN COMMAND LINE ARGUMENT IN OPENVMS

[Bob Harris]

In article 
<25e87c80-1c7b-47c4-8386-0c5f66f0ef04 at googlegroups.com>,
 adityagtm4 at gmail.com wrote:

> Hi
> 
> can anybody please tell that how to pass parameters in openvms through 
> command line...and i am having xyz.sh file also, in which i have written some 
> DCL Commands....
> 
> 
> please help
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks 
> Aditya.

Based on previous replies, I would suggest

a) you give your script the name

     xyz.com

which is the typical naming convention for OpenVMS command 
procedure names.   .sh is typical for a Unix shell script.  Using 
.sh in an OpenVMS newsgroup creates confusion that you do not need.

b) OpenVMS tends to actually have some useful error messages.  
I've found that a lot of times users do not read them, but if you 
can get the actual errors posted, it becomes very obvious what is 
wrong.

c) posting the code along with the errors, will actually get 
readers of this newsgroup to give you lots of help.

d) OpenVMS command procedures are really not anything like Unix 
shell scripts.  You have to change your mind set.

e) The good news is that OpenVMS has added a pipe command since 
the days when I wrote 2000 line command procedures :-)