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From: jdc@naucse.UUCP (John Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: CAPTURING OUTPUT OF SEND/COMMAND <NODE> SHOW USERS TO FILE
Summary: Another way (SMG$...)
Message-ID: <569@naucse.UUCP>
Date: 10 Feb 88 23:23:18 GMT
References: <UWAVM.ACS.WASHINGTON.EDU:LEMmtcIY*> <785@umbc3.UMD.EDU>
Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
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In article <785@umbc3.UMD.EDU>, thierbac@umbc3.UMD.EDU (Ed Thierbach ) writes:
> In article <UWAVM.ACS.WASHINGTON.EDU:LEMmtcIY*> SUE@MAX.ACS.WASHINGTON.EDU writes:
> >
> >   DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW I CAN CAPTURE THE REPLY FROM A
> >"SEND/COMMAND <NODE> SHOW USERS" INTO A FILE...
> 

Ed gives some very good advice...

> Since the messages you receive back are broadcast messages, I see two
> alternatives:
> 1:  The easiest way is to sign on again by using the command $SET HOST 0/LOG.
...
> 
> 2:  You can write a program that issues the command and traps all incoming
> 

Writing such a program does not have to be hard.  I capture broadcast 
messages in my editor using smg$set_boradcast_trapping.  As long as the
program is resident, an AST goes off whenever a broadcast message occurs.
The only part you would need to code is something to issue the DCL command
while the AST remained in effect...

-- 
	John Campbell               ...!arizona!naucse!jdc

	unix?  Sure send me a dozen, all different colors.