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********************** IBM Internal Use Only ************************* * :nick.DESCRIBE :sec.IBM Internal Use Only :disk.VMTOOLS * :title.Describe the contents of files in a FILELIST/FILELELS display. * :version.1.28 :date.97/03/18 :summary.NONE :support.N * :oname.Les Paton :onode.GNKVM :ouser.LPATON * :aname.Les Paton :anode.GNKVM :auser.LPATON * :sw.Rexx,XEDIT * :ops.SP4+ :lang.Rexx * :doc.None * :abs.The DESCRIBE macro is called from within a FILELIST display * and overlays a 'description' of the file onto each entry in the * file display. The 'description' is the first alphameric line in * the file not 'excluded' by the EXCLUDE file. Can also be used with * FILELELS. * :lic.By placing material on this conference, I agree to grant * IBM a non-exclusive, royalty-free license for the material * as set forth in the LICENSE AGREEMNT file on this conference. ************************************************************************ * (c) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1988, 1997. * All Rights Reserved. * No service, support or maintenance is expressed or implied. For * additional information refer to the LICENSE agreement for this tool. * DESCRIBE LICENSE * License agreement DESCRIBE XEDIT * * Invoke the macro from the command line ( or a PFKey ) of the * FILELIST display and see the file description overlayed onto the * entry for each file. * DESCRIBE LOOKUP * * Put an entry in the lookup file for each file which has a fixed * description. * DESCRIBE INCLUDE * * Put an entry in the include file for each word which is to be used * as a subject trigger when searching for a description. * DESCRIBE EXCLUDE * * Put an entry in the exclude file for each file line which is to be * ignored ( excluded ) when searching for a description. * $FOILLST XEDIT * * This is an example of how to customise a FILELIST PROFILE to use the * DESCRIBE macro. * DESCRIBE HELPXEDI * * This is the macro description. * * A specially modified version of EXECUTE XEDIT is available to support * this macro. To get a copy request.... * EXECUTE2 PACKAGE From VMTOOLS * * New Releases.... * * 1.01 Put '->' in the description so we can check for repeats. * 1.02 Handle ADMGDF files. * 1.03 Set GLOBALV variables for EXECUTE XEDIT macro. Add INCLUDE file. * 1.04 FINIS file after EXECIO. * 1.05 Add INclude and EXclude operands. See HELPXEDI file for detail. * Removed limit of 255 on record size. Added CURsor operand. * 1.06 Handle PACKAGE files and a FILELIST with the FILELIST operand. * Handle FILELELS display. * 1.07 If using CURSOR option and cursor is in file then leave it there * when macro completes. * 1.08 HELPXEDI only updated to correct a typing error. * 1.09 DESCRIBE XEDIT - Fix possible EXECIO error message on screen. * 1.10 Added ADMCDATA & ADMCFORM to list of known filetypes. * 1.11 If no file description then look for one in GLOBALV. * 1.12 Fixed a problem which could occur when FILELIST was invoked with * the FILELIST operand ( as in FILELIST TEMP FILE A1 ( FILELIST ). * 1.13 Added the DESCRIPTION option parameter. * 1.14 Maintain the date/time display on the file line where possible. * Corresponding change to the supporting EXECUTE PACKAGE. * 1.15 Added the ON and OFF option commands. * 1.16 Changes to $FOILLST XEDIT to reflect ON/OFF commands. * 1.17 Added additional GDDM filetypes. * 1.18 Added ADMPC as a valid GDDM filetype. * 1.19 Don't seek a description for a CGMxxxxx type file. * 1.20 Improved $FOILLST XEDIT profile. * 1.21 Added LICENSE file. * 1.22 Added NOINCLUDE/NOEXCLUDE parameters. * 1.23 Added F = ALL * 1.24 Handle a FORUM/CFORUM wider than Lrecl 255. * 1.25 Added LOOKUP file. * 1.26 FINIS was for wrong file. * 1.27 Improved performance when INCLUDE/EXCLUDE files not found.