REPLY/4Ctrl5A REPLY

Di￿erences between REPLY and 4Ctrl5A REPLY

Both of these commands function iden tically except that y ou can enter 4Ctrl5A REPLY only from the console and not from a job or program. The = sign appears when you press 4Ctrl54A5.

Pressing these k eys enables y ou to enter certain commands on a console from which another process (suc h as STORE ) is currently running. You should use the 4Ctrl5A REPLY command only if the REPLY command cannot be used.

Replying to requests

Programs requesting the use of a device w aiting for a reply remain suspended inde￿nitely and cannot be aborted un til you enter the REPLY or ABORT command. If you cannot reply as requested, suc h as when a particular device is nonexistent, use 0 if (NUM) is requested or use N if (Y/N) is requested. This action aborts the pending resource request.

Examples

To respond to the follo wing standard tape message, en ter:

10:05/#J19/15/LDEV# FOR "NAS" OF TAPE1600 (NUM)? :REPLY 15,7

or

4CTRL5 4A5

=REPLY 15,7

To reply to a standard forms request, en ter:

16:00/#S93/22/STANDARD FORMS ?16:00/#S93/22/LDEV # FOR #S95;L ON LP (NUM)?

:REPLY 22,12

or

4CTRL5 4A5

=REPLY 22,12

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