[Info-vax] Command Procedure Pipe output to a variable

[cao...@pitbulluk.org]

On Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 4:50:03 PM UTC+1, MG wrote:
> On 31-Aug-2021 14:11, Jim wrote: 
> > Maybe pass the value of the SEARCH output back to the parent process using a job logical name... 
> > 
> > $ pipe/nosymbol/nological - 
> > show process YYYYYY | - 
> > search sys$pipe "Devices allocated:" | - 
> > ( read sys$pipe x ; define/job x &x ) 
> > $ device_aux = f$element(1,":",f$edit(f$trnlnm("x","lnm$job"),"collapse")) 
> > $ deassign/job x 
> > $ show symbol device_aux
> Interesting workaround. 
> 
> - MG

Chances are though, you will still only get a node$MPAx: device back because it'll be the first listed after 'Devices allocated:' thanks to the PIPE command