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

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 10/8/2021 11:39 AM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2021-10-08 00:46:44 +0000, Lawrence D’Oliveiro said:
>> If names are not symbols, then what are they?
> 
> Symbols are DCL variables, and are accessible within and local to DCL.
> 
> Logical names are I/O system variables, and are accessible to (most) 
> file system clients.

Logical names are used all over for devices, directories and files.

But they are not limited to that.

They can be used for almost anything.

Including configuration settings. You may not like that usage, but it 
happens.

Arne