VMS Help SET, SYMBOL, Examples *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX) |
1.$ SET SYMBOL/SCOPE=NOLOCAL In this example, all local symbols defined in outer procedure levels are now undefined for the current procedure level and all inner procedure levels. 2.$ SET SYMBOL/SCOPE=NOGLOBAL In this example, all global symbols are now inaccessible to the current procedure level and all inner procedure levels unless otherwise changed. 3.$ NOW :== SHOW TIME $ ! $ NOW 3-NOV-2001 11:48:58 $ ! $ SET SYMBOL /VERB /SCOPE=NOGLOBAL $ NOW %DCL-W-IVVERB, unrecognized command verb-check validity and spelling \NOW\ $ ! $ SHOW SYMBOL NOW NOW == "SHOW TIME" This example demonstrates the use of the /VERB qualifier. The symbol NOW is assigned to the SHOW TIME command. The next line shows the default behavior, where DCL attempts to translate the first string on the command line (NOW). Because NOW translates to the SHOW TIME command, this is used instead of NOW. The SET SYMBOL command on the next line changes the behavior so that DCL does not attempt a translation. When NOW is subsequently entered, DCL uses the string NOW as the command verb and cannot find it in the command table. This results in the error message. Notice that the scoping of the verb translation has no effect on general symbol translations, as demonstrated by the SHOW SYMBOL command in the example.
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