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

[Dave Froble]

On 10/11/2021 1:44 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> 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"
>

Somebody needs to take away Phillip's VMS user account ...

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