[Info-vax] Logical names, was: Re: Command Procedure Pipe output to a variable

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <sk1suh$v53$2 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
<clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes: 

> > $ define foobar something /comment="bla bla bla"
> >
> > would of course be optional and many may forget it.
> >
> > But maybe the default should not be "" but:
> >     f$getjpi(0, "username") + " " + f$env("procedure")
> >
> >:-)
> >
> 
> :-)
> 
> Stick a f$time() in there and then you can have the "Mark, what the
> hell were you doing yesterday afternoon ???!!!???" discussion. :-) :-)

I've actually seen a real-world application where the username was part 
of the logical-name translation, in order to see who did what when (the 
logical is defined by a procedure which various users could execute).

What about a search list?  If not used as a directory spec, then the 
second translation is essentially a comment.

$ define strict_behaviour true,"just testing"
$ sh log strict_behaviour
   "STRICT_BEHAVIOUR" = "TRUE" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
        = "just testing"