At 9:46 -0600 1/5/04, Michael Anderson wrote: >One more thought on this subject. Image database root files all have a >unique filecode value, -400. Image datasets all have a value of -401. >So if you want to find all IMAGE databases on a M.P.E. system I would >rather use the following command: > >LISTFILE @[log in to unmask]@;SELEQ=[CODE=-400];FORMAT=6 > >Explanation: >What you have settled for by using "listf @[log in to unmask]@" is the first dataset >in the database, but also any file where the filename ends with "01", >and that may/mayn't be a database file. Also; the M.P.E. file system >allows filecode representation to be alpha ("PRIV") and Numeric. When >you see "PRIV" as a filecode it simply means that the numeric value of >the filecode is negative, and again this can include non database file >types. Very good. In fact: Excellent! Thank you for a wonderful piece of code (the :listfile part) and, even more importantly, for the great documentation ("explanation"). I would particularly like to compliment you on your wise use of "PRIV" (a very smart -- preventive -- way of avoiding the common misspelling of "privileged" as "priviledged"). Your note is accurate and precise. It made my day. _______________ | | | | | r | Alfredo http://www.adager.com | e | | g | F. Alfredo Rego | a | Manager, R & D Labs | d | Adager Corporation | A | Sun Valley, Idaho 83353-3000 U.S.A. | | |_______________| * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *