VMS Help PRODUCT, REMOVE  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Uninstalls one or more software products from your system and
    updates the product database.

    Format

      PRODUCT REMOVE  product-name[,...] [/qualifiers]

1 - Parameter

 product-name

    Names the installed product or list of installed products to
    remove.

2 - Qualifiers

 2.1 - /BASE_SYSTEM

       /BASE_SYSTEM=base-system-name

    Selects software products whose base system matches the one
    specified. The base system name identifies both a hardware
    platform and an operating system. The base system name AXPVMS
    denotes an OpenVMS Alpha product, VAXVMS denotes an OpenVMS VAX
    product, and VMS denotes a product applicable to either OpenVMS
    Alpha or VAX.

 2.2 - /LOG

       /LOG
       /NOLOG (default)

    Displays messages as the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility
    performs the operation.

 2.3 - /PRODUCER

       /PRODUCER=producer-name

    Selects software products that the specified manufacturer
    produces.

 2.4 - /REMARK

       /REMARK=string

    Records a comment in the product database about the task you
    are performing. The SHOW HISTORY command displays the recorded
    comments. For each product, the POLYCENTER Software Installation
    utility stores a chronological list of tasks you perform and the
    associated remarks. The default behavior is that no remark is
    recorded.

 2.5 - /REMOTE

       /REMOTE
       /NOREMOTE (default)

    Uses the product database on a system other than the currently
    running system. This qualifier is primarily for use in command
    procedures that Compaq supplies. Incorrect use of this qualifier
    can corrupt the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility
    database, corrupt installed products, or cause other problems.
    In some cases, /REMOTE can be useful with the CONFIGURE and SHOW
    commands.

    When you use /REMOTE, the following logical names must be
    defined:

    o  PCSI$SYSDEVICE must specify the physical disk name of the
       target system disk. This disk must be mounted and allocated to
       the process executing the PRODUCT command.

    o  PCSI$SPECIFIC must point to a system root on PCSI$SYSDEVICE.
       It must be defined in the following form, where x is a valid
       system root:

       PCSI$SYSDEVICE:[SYSx.]

    Note that the definition of PCSI$SYSDEVICE and PCSI$SPECIFIC
    specify only where the utility will find or place its database.

 2.6 - /TRACE

       /TRACE
       /NOTRACE (default)

    Displays all DCL commands that the POLYCENTER Software
    Installation utility may execute while performing the operation.
    Any output generated by these commands is also displayed. This
    qualifier is a debugging aid to trace the execution of DCL
    commands and command procedures executed in a subprocess.

 2.7 - /VERSION

       /VERSION=version-number

    Selects software products that have the specified version.

 2.8 - /WORK

       /WORK=device:[directory]

    Specifies the name of the device and directory acting as a
    temporary work area. By default, temporary files are created
    in subdirectories of the the user's login directory.

3 - Example

  $ PRODUCT REMOVE FTAM

    The command in this example uninstalls the product named FTAM
    and updates the product database to remove all information
    about the product.