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SCHEDULE command overview

To invoke EnterpriseSCHEDULE from the DOS, DCL or UNIX/Linux shell, enter the command schedule at the prompt to enter Schedule prompt mode Alternatively, you can enter schedule followed by the rest of the command to run the command outside the prompt mode. When using the embedded command line prompt, the schedule invocation is not necessary. The general syntax of the command is shown below.

Windows/OpenVMS:

Schedule> command [/section] object_name [/qualifiers]

UNIX/Linux:

Schedule> (UNIX/Linux style)command object_name [-qualifiers]

or

Schedule> command [-section] object_name [-qualifiers]

Unix/Linux commands can either use the UNIX/Linux specific commands (i.e. lsdir, cpjob, mkcal etc.) or use - in place of / in the Windows/OpenVMS style (i.e. dir -dir, copy -job, create -cal etc.)

Command Structure

The parts of the command are described below:

Command part

Description

command

Action performed by the command i.e. modify, display a directory, delete etc,

section

type of object to perfrom the action on i.e. job, calendar, variable etc.

object_name

Name of the job, calendar, directory, etc.

qualifiers

Any optional qualifiers.

In This Chapter

Prompt mode vs. Command mode

Using Wildcards

Platform Specific syntax