Interactive Mode; Noninteractive Mode - Tandem ENFORM 058057 Reference Manual

Running ENFORM

Interactive Mode

Interactive Mode

Noninteractive Mode

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ENFORM functions in interactive mode when the ENFORM source code is entered
from a terminal keyboard. ENFORM prompts for input by printing the right angle
bracket (>). When a carriage return is entered, ENFORM issues another prompt. For
example:
:ENFORM ENFORM - T9102C09 - (02APR82) DATE - TIME: 6/16/81 -
10:14:52 >
ENFORM commands and statements can be entered either directly or indirectly.
Commands and statements are entered directly when you type them in response to the
ENFORM prompt. Commands and statements are entered indirectly when you use
either the ?RUN or ?SOURCE commands to supply the ENFORM source code.
When you enter commands and statements directly, the Command Interpreter FC
command allows you to edit or repeat a line. Refer to the GUARDIAN Operating
System Utilities Reference Manual, for more information about this command.
When you specify the ?EDIT command, the Edit prompt (*) appears and all the
functions of the Edit process are available for your use. Either the ?RUN or the
?SOURCE command can be used to execute the source code created in the Edit
process. These commands are described in Section 6.
Exit interactive mode by entering the EXIT statement, the ?EXIT command, or by
pressing the CTRL and Y terminal keys simultaneously.
ENFORM functions in noninteractive mode when commands and statements are
entered through an input file other than a terminal. The input file can be an edit file or
a compiled query file. For example:
:ENFORM /IN input-filename , OUT output-filename /
In this example, ENFORM reads the commands and statements from the input file.
When ENFORM functions in noninteractive mode, all commands, statements, and
clauses must be part of the input file. When the file specified in the IN option is a
compiled query file, values for parameters can be specified by using the PARAM
command of the Command Interpreter prior to the ENFORM command. More
information about passing parameters to compiled ENFORM queries appears later in
this section.
ENFORM terminates when an end-of-file, EXIT statement, or ?EXIT command is
encountered on the input file.
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