Agenda - Advanced, Cont’d

Using F$CSID() and F$GETSYI()

Get/display info. about cluster nodes

The PIPE command

Usage Information

Techniques
• Reading SYS$PIPE in a loop
• Hands-on exercise, Part 2
• Getting command output into a symbol
• Symbol substitution in “image data”

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We’ll see how to use F$CSID() and F$GETSYI() to return information about cluster nodes, with a practical example.

We’ll take a look at the PIPE command, and examine in detail its flexibility and intricacies. We’ll see how to use PIPE to get the output of a command into a symbol, and explore other PIPE “magic”.