Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!mcvax!ukc!mupsy!liv-cs!stian
From: stian@csvax.liv.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: RUN vs. $
Message-ID: <801@csvax.liv.ac.uk>
Date: 22 Apr 88 14:53:18 GMT
References: <8804180146.AA03807@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
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Organisation: Computer Science CSVAX (VAX1), Liverpool University


In article <8804180146.AA03807@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, MARKUS@LOYVAX.BITNET writes:
> I'm not sure what the difference between $ and RUN, but you need the $ if you
> want to pass parameters.

I'm by no means an expert, but as I understand it, when you use RUN, the 
command line (parameters and qualifiers) gets passed to the RUN image, so 
the only parameter allowed will be the program that is to be RUN, and the only 
qualifiers allowed are those which can (and will) be used by RUN. If, however, 
you use 'prg :== $prg' then the command line will be passed directly to _your_ 
image (prg), and you can then do as you like with it.

Ian Finch                  
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