OpenVMS Syntax Rules

The general syntax rules of the commands for each platform are:

OpenVMS

Schedule> command [/section] [directory.subdirectory]object_name [/qualifiers]

The Windows commands use a syntax structure similar to a DOS command.

• Right leaning slashes (/) are used for section qualifiers. A section qualifier refers to the object type being referenced. For example:
  • modify /directory
  • create /calendar
  • directory /variable
  • monitor /queue
    
• Use enclosed square brackets with a . separating directories and subdirectories. For example:
  • [newman.dir]
  • [jjones.reports]
  • [minuate]
    
• Right leaning slashes are used for qualifiers. For example
  • /general:next_submit=12-jun-2013:12:30:00
  • /confirm
  • /full=all
  • /value="today"