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From: rdavenport@GTEWIS.ARPA
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Symbols in mail?
Message-ID: <8712312112.AA01825@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 31 Dec 87 18:52:03 GMT
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  Hello,

    I would like to know if there is a way to define symbols in DCL that can
  be used when in MAIL. What I'd like is to be able to define something like:
  $ mail$ext_vax  :== extract/append [.mail]info_vax.text

  so I can say in mail :

  MAIL> ext_vax

  and have it execute "extract/append [.mail]info_vax.text".

    I know it can be done for some programs, like VAX ACS, but is there some
  thing similar for VMS MAIL (on VMS 4.5)?

    Any help will be appreciated,

      Thanks! 

         rob
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