On May 4, 11:04am, Christian Lheureux wrote:
...
> >It is difficult to get predefined variables of another job/session that
> >are implemented as active functions.  These are vars that you cannot
> >like: HPACCOUNT, HPUSER, HPJOBNUM, HPUSERCAPF, HPYYYY, HPSTREAMEDBY...
>
> Do the HPSTDIN_@ and HPVT_@ variables fall into that category ?...

No, these vars were implemented as user variables so they would all be
accessible via JOB=.

> Yes, just one more : keep on enhancing MPE like this, and maybe we can all
> take it well into
> next millenium, and well outside our current installed base (my pet bottom
> line !!!)

Syntax:
  SHOWVAR [var1 [,var2 [,varN]]] [;JOB=[#]J|Snnnn]
          [;USER | ;PREDEFINED | ;ANY]

  - JOB= allows the user-defined variable associated with another job or
         session to be displayed.  The ;predefined option is not supported
         with JOB=, and no HP predefined variables are visible for another
         job/session.

  - USER specifies that only user-defined vars are shown.  This is the default
         when no varname is supplied.  USER also applies when JOB= is used.

  - PREDEFINED specifies that only HP predefined vars are shown.

  - ANY  specifies that both user and predefined vars are shown.  This is the
         default when one or more varnames are supplied.


You and others will have a chance to help out.  I have completed the coding
and prelimenary testing of this enhancement.  I will need a minimum of 4
customers to request and use this 5.5 based patch so that the patch can
be considered a general release patch.  As long as this happens prior to May
18th, I can get this enhancement included into 6.0.

The patch will be avail on jazz and I will give out the patch ID once I work
out some details here.

regards,
Jeff

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