HELP. HP HP System Dictionary/XL SDMAIN

Below you will find brief information for SDMAIN. This document describes the HP System Dictionary SDMAIN program, which provides access to the System Dictionary product through a command language. It empowers users to enter, maintain, report on, and query data residing in the HP System Dictionary. The manual covers execution, command language syntax, and usage examples for common applications, serving as a comprehensive reference for managing dictionary databases.

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Description

To delete a value from the PAGE-HEADER or TITLE keyword, specify the keyword with no value. To reset all values to their default, issue the FORMAT command with no keywords. If you redefine the dictionary environment, (that is, switch scopes, open a new dictionary, etc.), you do not need to reissue the FORMAT command if this information remains the same for the new environment.

Open Mode:

Any

Scope:

Any

Example

The following example sets up a page header including the current date and time at the left margin, the string "January Month-End Report" in the middle, and ascending page numbers at the right margin. The title, alignment, and format-variable options remain unchanged.

>FORMAT PAGE-HEADER = "^;January Month-End Report;!".

HELP

Provides a quick reference to SDMAIN commands by listing the valid commands in the current mode, the valid subcommands for a command, the syntax of a specific command, or the definition of a macro.

Syntax

H[ELP] [command [subcommand ]] [.]

Parameters

command subcommand

Name of the command or user-defined macro.

Name of the subcommand.

Description

What you see when you issue the HELP command depends upon three things:

• Whether or not the dictionary is open

• If the dictionary is open, what access mode it is open in

• If the dictionary is open, whether or not the START command has been issued

See Chapter 3 of this manual for a detailed description of the HELP command in relation to the various open modes and the START command. You can also use the HELP command to look at definitions of userdefined macros. The definition of the macro is printed for you so you can check the parameters needed or see what a given macro does (COMMENT commands needed in the macro with a description could be very helpful). You can use the SHOWMACRO command to get a list of all the currently defined macros if you do not remember the macro name.

Open Mode:

Any

Scope:

Any

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Key features

Access and maintain data in HP System Dictionary.
Report on and query dictionary contents.
Utilizes a free-formatted command language.
Supports macros for common command sequences.
Provides logging of valid commands.
Includes a parse-only option for syntax checking without altering data.
Configurable input, log, macro, and output files.

Frequently asked questions

SDMAIN is a program that allows users to access the System Dictionary product to enter, maintain, report on, and make queries about data residing in HP System Dictionary using a command language.

Input can be redirected using the MPE file equation :FILE SDIN = command file name prior to running SDMAIN.

If an input file does not include an EXIT command, SDMAIN will redirect to accept input from $STDINX (the terminal) when the end of the specified file is reached.

The Parse-Only option checks command syntax without changing the dictionary's contents or structure, which is useful for testing commands or instructing users without altering the system.

SDLOG is a temporary log file where all valid commands entered during an SDMAIN session are recorded.

Users can use the HELP command to receive a list of available commands, valid subcommands for a particular command, the syntax for a specific command, or the definition of a macro.