On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 12:22:47PM -0500, THETechnoid_at_home.com (THETechnoid_at_home.com) wrote:
> I can't get unzip to execute properly and the examples in the help files
> and dialog on DejaNews have not helped.
>
> $ run unzip
>
> Gets me the unzip help screen.
>
> $run unzip filename.zip
>
> Gets me an error:
>
> %DCL-W-MAXPARM, too many parameters - reenter command with fewer
> parameters.
>
> Well, am I stupid or is something wrong?
'run' doesn't allow arguments. Define a symbol:
$ unzip :== $path:[to]program_name
$ unzip foo.zip
You may not need the path.
That's explained in the ':=' entry in HELP, which you can't access
directly from the commandline, but you can from the HELP table of
contents.
You might find the VMS Beginner's FAQ useful; I've got an HTML'd
version up at <
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~helpline/vms/>.
Cheers,
-Rich
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Received on Wed Nov 15 2000 - 11:43:55 GMT