Hi,
You may be able to get answers to some of these from the resources at the
following URLs:
http://www.denkor.com/hp3000/command_files/
http://jazz.external.hp.com/src/index.html
http://www.bigwig.net/hp3000links/index1.htm

Regards,
Vikram

John Dass wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to know the following on the MPE iX 5.5
> system that I am using - any pointers will be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> 1. Clear Screen command : Is there a CLS or CLEAR
>     command in MPE? I cannot find similar command.
>
> 2. Scripting Help : I came across some scripts and they
>     have the parm and anyparm commands in them, but
>     I cannot find any documentation on MPE scripting
>    so that I can learn more of such scripting commands.
>    The MPE manuals (which I just acquired) does not
>    have any info on this. Any website having this info?
>
> 3. PRIV file : How do I use BUILD to create a password
>     protected PRIV file?
>
> 4. What is the file that gets execute first when we login
>     to an account. The file that sets the command prompt
>    and the group to drop into, coz I want to change the
>    command prompt upon login and also change the group
>    where I drop into (the home group) to another. How to do
>    this?
>
> 5. Is there a way I can put a command into a MPE machine
>     such  that all acounts have access to the command? If
>     so which account/group should I put it in? If I use the
>     setcatalog command, then will the command then be available
>     to all accounts. I only have manager user login security for
>     almost all  accounts where I need the command to be executed.
>
> 6. IMPT Question : When I run a process say print a MSG file,
>    and if the MSG file is empty, the print command just hangs. I
>    cannot even break it. I have to open another session and kill
>    the session where the print command hangs. I wonder if I can
>    actually kill the print process instead of the session. If so, how
>    can I see what the session is executing? SHOWJOB only shows
>    the sessions, but what about if I wanna see the process that the
>    session is executing and wanna kill that process only.
>
> 7. What security level is needed for traversing through all accounts
>     on a MPE machine?
>
> A lot of questions ...  I did try to find out as much as I can but
> though I managed to learn much, these questions are still pending
> in my list and I would greatly appreciate any pointers/tips/tricks.
>
> Thanks in advance to all who respond.
>
> Cheers!
> John