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.c;UNIVERSITY OF YORK
.s2
.c;COMPUTING SERVICE
.S2
.c;MIC
.s
.c;&Macro &Interpreted &Commands
.S2
.c;Reference Manual - Edition 8.3
.S3
.c;April 1983
.S2
.c;This guide reflects features of version 11C(1223) of MIC.
.s
.s 5
.c;Edited and revised by J.D. Service, University of York.
.PG
.t MIC - Macro Interpreted Commands
.st University of York Computing Service
.NUMBER 1
.S5
.c;MIC was originally written at Hatfield Polytechnic Computer Centre.
.S3
.c;Copying of this document is allowed.
.nf.S4
.c;Hatfield Polytechnic Computer Centre
.c;The Hatfield Polytechnic
.c;PO Box 109
.c;Hatfield
.c;Hertfordshire AL10 9AB
.c;England
.S2
Telephone Hatfield 68100
Telex 262413
.s6
.c;This edition was edited and enhanced at the University of York.
.s3
.c;Department of Computer Science
.c;University of York
.c;Heslington
.c;York
.c;North Yorkshire YO1 5DD
.c;England
.s2
Telephone York 59861
Telex 57933
.PG
.c;CONTENTS
.S2
.list
.le;Introduction
.le;Introducing a MIC command
.le;Constructing MIC macro command files
.list
.le;Special Characters
.le;Labelled lines
.le;Parameter substitution
.els
.le;Commands derived from DECsystem-10 multi-programming batch
.list
.le;GOTO/BACKTO command
.le;ERROR/NOERROR command
.le;IF command
.le;OPERATOR/NOOPERATOR command
.le;SILENCE/REVIVE command
.le;PLEASE command
.le;CHKPNT/REQUEUE command
.le;Others
.els
.le;LET command
.list
.le;Byte subscripting for string expressions
.le;Multiple LET statements
.le;Parameters in outer processes
.le;Octal expressions
.els
.le;Extensions to the IF command
.list
.le;Parameters in outer processes
.le;Special Tests
.els
.tp 10
.le;Simple interaction with MIC
.list
.le;OPERATOR/NOOPERATOR command
.le;MIC RESPONSE command
.le;MIC DISPLAY command
.le;MIC TYPE command
.le;MIC WHAT command
.le;MIC SLEEP command
.le;MIC INPUT command
.els
.le;MIC control commands
.list
.le;MIC ABORT command
.le;MIC CANCEL command
.le;MIC BREAK command
.le;MIC PROCEED command
.le;MIC EXIT command
.le;MIC RETURN command
.els
.le;Special Parameters
.list
.le;System Parameters
.list
.le;Parameter substitution
.le;GETTABS
.le;Octal argument to GETTABS
.els
.le;Action parameters
.le;Miscellaneous special parameters
.list
.le;PSHIFT
.els
.le;Substitution of parameters in outer processes
.els
.le;LET and IF extensions
.list
.le;Use of system parameters
.le;Use of system parameters in arithmetic assignments
.le;Use of system parameters in IF commands
.els
.le;Non procedural calls to MIC (WHENEVER/ON command)
.list
.le;Multiple WHENEVER/ON commands
.els
.le;MIC SET command
.list
.le;COLUMN1
.le;CONTROL
.le;PARAMETERS
.le;SPECIALS
.le;FINMATCH
.le;MSGLVL
.le;LC
.le;TRACE
.le;SILENCE
.le;CCTRAP
.le;Multiple SET commands
.els
.le;CCL entry to MIC
.le;Multiple statements on a line
.le;Immediate mode execution of MIC commands
.els
.s
Appendix A - Examples of MIC commands
.s
Appendix B - Command Summary
.s
Appendix C - Syntax of integer and string expressions
.s
Appendix D - Error messages
.s
Index
.PG
.HL1 Introduction
Standard DECsystem 10 software provides a powerful but complex command interface.
Novice terminal users lose much time through an unforgiving command decoder and the expert resents
the verbosity of the average command string. Although the concise command language (C.C.L) does allow
many simplifications to system commands, new commands may not readily be defined.
.s
With MIC a user may create a new command simply by writing any desired sequence
of monitor and user mode commands in a disk file. To cause the command to be obeyed
.in do
the user types to monitor the filename preceded by the forward slash character "/".
.else do
the user types to monitor the filename preceded by the "DO" command.
.ei do
.s
E.g.
.S
If the file DTASAV.MIC contains the text-
.s.nf
.R PIP
*DTAX:/X/B=FRED.TXT
*_^C
.DIR DTAX:
.s
the user could obey the command file thus-
.s
.in do
./DTASAV
.else do
_.DO DTASAV
.ei do
.R PIP
*DTAX:/X/B=FRED.TXT
*_^C
.DIR DTAX:
.s.f
In this sequence of commands only the first line of the "MIC command" was typed by the user.
If the user often required this sequence of commands the command macro DTASAV.MIC would save
a considerable amount of typing.
.s
To allow more generalised commands to be constructed a MIC command may have parameters:
.s
The command macro DTASAV.MIC would be made more useful if the file contained the text-
.s.nf
.R PIP
*DTA'A:/X/B='B
*_^C
.DIR DTA'A:
.s.f
.tp 15
The rules for parameter substitution are simple.
When 'A is encountered in the command file the first parameter is substituted. The first
parameter in the macro DTASAV is the dectape number, the second parameter is the file name
to be transferred.
Up to 26 user parameters are allowed ('A to 'Z).
To write the file PETE.MAC to DTA3 the command would be:-
.s
.in do
./DTASAV 3,PETE.MAC
.else do
_.DO DTASAV 3,PETE.MAC
.ei do
.s
The parameters to a MIC command are separated by commas. (See also section 2.)
.s
The command file may be of any
size and is typed by MIC line by line exactly as if the user had typed it. MIC will
only type a line when the job requires input. To stop MIC typein the user must type control C.
.s
Using the above information a user can easily make his own commands.
Additional facilities in MIC are provided to allow:-
.s
1. Parameters to be manipulated during the processing of a MIC command.
.s
2. Conditional branching within the command macro.
.s
3. Detecting and processing error conditions.
.s2
.nt
MIC command files may themselves contain MIC commands. In
this case the "nested processes" each have their own parameters but
inner processes may access the parameters in an outer process. This
is described later.
.en
.tp 30
.HL1 Introducing a MIC Command
.index Command File
To cause a MIC macro command file to be obeyed a monitor command of the following form is
used:-
.s
.in do
./<Standard device-file specification> <parameter list>
.else do
_.DO <Standard device-file specification> <parameter list>
.ei do
.s
.in do
The first argument to the "/" command specifies the command file to be obeyed,
.else do
The first argument to the "DO" command specifies the command file to be obeyed,
.ei do
in the form DEV:FILENAME.EXT[PPN]
If the user does not specify where the command file is held, his own
area is searched first followed by the ersatz device MIC (1).
.footnote 7
(1) The exact order of search can be varied by the system administrator
but by default is:-
.nf.s
DSK:FILE.MIC [PROJECT,PROGRAMMER]
DSK:FILE.MIC [PROJECT,PROGRAMMER,MIC]
DSK:FILE.MIC [PROJECT,1]
MIC:FILE.MIC
.f
.end footnote
The default extension for the MACRO file is "MIC".
The full default filespec is DSK:MIC.MIC in the user's own area.
Sub-file directories are supported by MIC.
.s
The parameter list follows
after a separator character (space or tab). Parameters are separated by
commas. All brackets in the parameter list must match. A comma between matched brackets
does not separate parameters. Outer matching < and > brackets are removed before the
parameter is substituted.
.s
E.g.
.s
.in do
./C[105,13] TWO
.else do
_.DO C[105,13] TWO
.ei do
.s
MIC macro file is C.MIC in area [105,13].
.br
'A would substitute as TWO.
.s
.in do
./C A[105,13],3
.else do
.DO C A[105,13],3
.ei do
.s
MIC macro file is "C.MIC" on the user's own area or "MIC".
.br
'A would substitute as A[105,13].
.br
'B would substitute as 3.
.S
.if do
.nt
The original versions of MIC used the "/" command, not the "DO" command,
and this is still used on some sites, and may be referred to in some
documentation.
.en
.ei do
.in do
.nt
A MIC macro command may also be introduced by using the "DO" command,
.s
e.g.
.S
_.DO C[105,13] TWO
.INDEX DO Command.
.s.f
N.B.##On other DEC-10 installations the DO command may be the
only form available.
.en
.s
.s2
.ei do
.pg
.HL1 Constructing MIC macro command files
.s
.index Command File
A MIC file may contain any ASCII text with or without line numbers.
This text is taken line-by-line and typed on the user's terminal as
though he had typed it.
To allow the user to write macros which are easy to read, leading spaces and tabs
are ignored. Thus the two lines:-
.s .nf
*/X/B=*.SAV
.S
and
.nf.S
*/X/B=*.SAV
.f.S
are equivalent.
.s
.index Line Numbers
.nt
1.##Existing "MULTIPROGRAMMING BATCH" control files may be used as
MIC command files.
.s
2.##On labelled lines, any space after the label terminator (the "::")
are treated in the same way.
.s
3.##The leading space feature is not compatible with batch control files.
.en
.tp40
.HL2 Special Characters
As in batch control files some characters are treated specially as the file is processed.
.index Special Characters
.s.nf
.ts 17,42
Character Position Meaning
.s
.index .(dot)
. at start of line Remaining text on this line
may only be typed to monitor
.s
.index *(asterisk)
* At start of line Remaining text on this line may
only be typed as program input.
.s
.index =(equals)
= At start of line Suppress carriage return at the
end of this line. Useful for
command macros containing DDT
and TECO commands.
.s
.index ;(semi-colon)
.index !(exclamation)
.index Comments
! or ; At start of line Treat line as a comment. Line is
.index SILENCE
displayed on the user Teletype
but not typed to the job.
.s
.index Control Characters
_^X Any Convert character "X" to control
X before it is typed.
.s
.index Parameter Substitution
'A Any Substitute parameter A.
.S2
If a special character is to be treated literally it must be repeated.
.s
E.g.
.s
''A will be typed as 'A and not cause the substitution of parameter A.
.S
.nt
1.##"!" overrides the silence condition, but the normal comment character ";" does not.
.s
2.##"_^C" or "_^A" do not have the same effect when typed by MIC,
as they would have if the user had typed them, in that they do not "CANCEL"
or "ABORT" the macro.
.s
3.##Lower case letters are converted to upper case in the "_^X" and
"'A" cases.
.en
.pg
.HL2 Labelled Lines
.index Labelled Lines
Any line in a command file may be labelled. A label may be of any length,
but only the first six characters are significant. Labels may be
constructed of any alphanumeric characters terminated by a double colon.
Labels can only occur at the start of a line.
.index Labels
.INDEX :: (double colon)
.s.nf
E.g.
.S
FRED::.DIR
.S
THISISALABEL:: .R PIP
.S
ANOTHER1::*/X/B=JIM.ALG
.S
.nt
1.##Labels which begin with a "%" character have the same special meanings
as in "Multi Programming Batch", see 4.2.1 .
.s
2.##Labels must always be in upper case.
.en
.HL2 Parameter Substitution
The construction 'X where X is an alphabetic character, causes the
contents of the appropriate parameter to be substituted.
.s
Nested parameter substitutions are allowed,
.s
E.g.
.s
'X may contain 'Y and so on to a maximum level of 8.
.Index % labels
.pg
.HL1 Commands derived from DECsystem-10 Multi-Program Batch
.Index BATCH Commands
.HL 2 GOTO/BACKTO Command
.Index GOTO Command
.Index BACKTO Command
As with batch control files a MIC command file may have some lines
labelled.
Using the MIC monitor style commands GOTO and BACKTO the
sequential processing of the MIC command may be interrupted.
The argument to the GOTO/BACKTO command is an identifier of one
to six alphanumeric characters which is used to indicate the
label in the MIC command file where processing is to resume.
.s
.Index Labels
The appropriate labels in the command file are delimited
.Index :: (double colon)
by :: and must be at the start of a line.
.s
E.g.
.s
FRED::.DIRECT
.s2
.Index %FIN
.nt
1.##That, if, when MIC is searching a command file for the first
occurrence of the required label, it comes across a "&%FIN" label, this
will satisfy the search and processing of the command file will be
resumed at that point.
.s
2.##As GOTO/BACKTO commands are interpreted by the MIC program they do
not destroy the user's core image.
.s
3.##The formats
.S
_.GO TO <label>
.s
and
.s
_.BACK TO <label>
.S
may be used, but these do destroy a user's core image.
.en
.pg
.HL2 ERROR/NOERROR Command
.Index ERROR
.Index NOERROR
As the MIC command file is processed an error may occur.
Often a message is displayed on the user Teletype preceded
by a question mark (?) character.
.INDEX ?
By using the error command
the user may specify which character is to be treated
as denoting an error condition when it is displayed at the start of a line.
.s
The argument to the error command is any single ASCII printing character.
.s
E.g.
.s
_.ERROR %
.br
_.ERROR ?
.s
If no argument is supplied to an ".ERROR" command a question mark (?)
is assumed.
.s
The command NOERROR is used to turn off error checking.
.HL 3 Error Processing
.br
.Index Error Processing
.s;
Error processing in MIC is similar to that of MULTIPROGRAMMING BATCH. If an error
is detected MIC will check if the next monitor command is an
"IF (ERROR)" or "IF (NOERROR)" command. If this is so, processing will
continue there, otherwise the command file is searched for a
.s
%CERR or a %FIN if the error occurred in a system program,
.s
.Index %CERR
or
.s
%ERR or a %FIN if the error occurred in a user program, before typein is
resumed. If this fails MIC will display on the user's Teletype
.INDEX %ERR
.INDEX %FIN
.s
[ABORT ON ERROR]
.INDEX [ABORT ON ERROR]
.s
and stop processing the MIC command file.
.nt
1.##The WHENEVER/ON command may be used to change this default processing
(see section 11).
.s;2.##If a "%" label is detected when we are not processing an error,
then the commands following that "%" label and up to the next
occurrence of a "%FIN" label will be ignored (cf. BATCH).
.en
.pg
.HL2 IF Command
.INDEX IF
.INDEX IF Command
The IF command is used to conditionally process a monitor command.
.nf.s
E.g.
.s
_.IF (ERROR) .GOTO EER5
.in do
_.IF (NOERROR) ./UPDATE 13
.else do
_.IF (NOERROR) .DO UPDATE 13
.ei do
.F.s
The monitor command is obeyed if the specified condition is true.
The alternatives MIC provides for the ERROR/NOERROR conditional are discussed
later.
.s
A batch control file called JOB1.CTL could be executed
at the user's Teletype using the command:-
.s
.in do
_./JOB1.CTL
.else do
_.DO JOB1.CTL
.ei do
.s
.nt
1.##Users who wish to use MIC in this way should note that the default
error status when a MIC command is executed at the teletype is
"NOERROR".
.s
2.##The commands "IF (ERROR)" AND "IF (NOERROR)" do not destroy the
user's core image.
.s
3.##"IF (ERROR)" "IF (NOERROR)" are compatible with Multi Programming Batch.
.en
.HL2 OPERATOR/NOOPERATOR Command
.Index OPERATOR Command
The Batch command "OPERATOR" is also used in MIC. Its operation is
described in section 7.1.
.pg
.HL2 SILENCE/REVIVE Command
.INDEX SILENCE Command
.INDEX REVIVE Command
These commands are used to suppress typeout
on the user teletype throughout an uninteresting sequence of commands.
.s
Another monitor level command may be placed on the same line as a SILENCE or REVIVE command (see section 14).
.s
E.g.
.s
_.REVIVE .DIR
.S2
This has the useful effect of reviving the tty output after the "DIR"
command has been typed. Thus the user sees only the output from
the command, not the command itself.
.s
N.B.
.Index SILENCE (protection code)
.index Protection Codes
A whole command file may be automatically silenced if the file is given the protection code
<2??>. This may be overridden in the command file by the ".REVIVE" command.
.HL2 PLEASE Command
.Index PLEASE Command
Unlike DECsystem-10 batch, this command is used to communicate
with the initiator of the MIC command. The argument is displayed
on the user's teletype regardless of the SILENCE/REVIVE switch.
.s
If the PLEASE command is terminated by an altmode, MIC typein
proceeds normally, otherwise typein is suspended by a [BREAK] until the user
types _^P or a MIC PROCEED command to proceed and [PROCEED] is displayed.
.INDEX [BREAK]
.INDEX _^P
.INDEX Control P
.INDEX [PROCEED]
.INDEX PROCEED Command
.s
E.g.
.s
_.PLEASE LOAD DECTAPE 345
.br
_.PLEASE THANKS$
.HL2 CHKPNT/REQUEUE Command
.INDEX CHKPNT
.index REQUEUE
The batch pseudo commands CHKPNT and REQUEUE are supported by MIC in the
sense that they are interpreted and discarded. MIC regards them as being
a form of comment and discards the line, though it will be displayed if
the user is not silenced.
.s;The user's core image is not affected.
.HL2 Others
In fact all batch pseudo-commands are legal monitor commands
when obeyed from a MIC command file. MIC extends the batch command
format (see section 6) and provides several new commands.
Users unfamiliar with DECsystem-10 batch facilities
should read DECsystem-10 BEGINNERS GUIDE TO MULTI-PROGRAM BATCH
for a fuller description of the batch commands.
.pg
.HL1 LET Command
.index LET Command
The general form of the MIC monitor command "LET" is-
.s
.LET <parameter name>=<expression>
.s
Decimal, Integer, Octal or string expressions may be used.
Users parameters to MIC command macro files are
held within MIC as ASCII strings.
.s
During the execution
of a MIC command macro the LET monitor command may be used to
change any of the parameters (A thro' Z).
.s
E.g.
.index Expression-string
.s
.LET C="THIS IS THE NEW PARAMETER C"
.s
After this command 'C in the MIC command file would cause the
substitution of the text-
.s
THIS IS THE NEW PARAMETER C
.s
In fact "THIS IS THE NEW PARAMETER C" is the simplest form
of a string expression. A more complicated command sequence
could be-
.s
.in do
_./TEST FRED,BAK
.else do
_.DO TEST FRED,BAK
.ei do
.br
_.LET Z=$A+"."+$B+"[105,113]"
.s
Dollar A ($A) is used as a reference to the string parameter A.
.Index Concatenation
Plus (+) is a simple concatenation operator.
After the LET
command the parameter Z would substitute as the text-
.nf.s
FRED.BAK[105,113]
.s
.nt
In LET statements which include a carriage return/line feed within
the string quotes MIC will display a "--" at the start of the new line.
.en
Simple integer expressions are allowed in the LET command-
.nf
.Index Expressions-integer
.s
E.g.
.s
_.LET B=3+C*3_^D-4/(A+B)
.f.s
In this example A B and C are used as references to the
value of the parameters when read as integers. If any referenced
parameter may not be read as an integer an error will result. The
operators + * / - _^ have the usual meaning and precedence.
Round brackets may be used to alter the usual precedence.
.pg
.HL2 Byte Subscripting for String Expressions
.index Byte Subscripting
.s
Often in the LET command it is required to construct new parameters.
The simple string expression has been extended to provide powerful character
subscripting facilities.
.s
The format for a simple subscripted string expression is:-
.s
$A.[<first subscript>,<second subscript>]
.s
Here A may be A-Z. The first subscript is used to specify the first parameter
in character <A> to be used in the subscripted string. The second subscript
specifies the length of the constructed string. Consider parameter <A>
to be a string numbered as follows-
.s3
.literal
1 2 3 4
---------------------------------
| F | I | R | S | T
----------------------------------
-n -n+1 -n+2 ...
null
n-2 n-1 n char
---------------------------------
L | A | S | T | |
-------------------------------
-4 -3 -2 -1
.end literal
.s2
.c;Fig 1 Character string N bytes long
.s
If the second subscript is omitted the length of the constructed string
defaults to one character.
.s
.pg
E.g.
.s
If the parameter A contained the text ABCDEF
.nf.s
Command Result after command
.s
.ts 33
_.LET B=$A.[1] A
_.LET B=$A.[2] B
_.LET B=$A.[-1] F
_.LET B=$A.[99] <null>
.s.f
If the first subscript is out of range a null string is constructed.
Extending the previous example for two subscripts
.s.f
_.LET B=$A.[1,2] AB
.br
_.LET B=$A.[3,2] CD
.s
Subscripts themselves may be string expressions-
.s
_.LET B=$A.["AB","F"] CDE
.s
This construction means copy the string in parameter A between
the text AB and F to parameter B.
.s
Repeated subscripts are allowed-
.s
.LET B="DSK:FILE.EXT[105,113]"
.br
.LET B=$B.[":","."].[,"["] FILE
.s
This construction means truncate the object string in parameter B
after the character ":" at the character "." or the character "[".
.S2
.ts 8,16,24,32,40,48,56,64,72
.HL2 Multiple LET Statements
.index Multiple LET Statements
.S
Several LET assignments may follow the one "LET" statement by
terminating every assignment except the last, by a comma.
.s
E.g.
.s
.LET A=1+2,C=$B.[1,2],D=C+"ABCDE"
.pg
.HL2 Parameters in Outer Processes
.index Parameters in Outer Processes
Parameters in an outer MIC process may be referenced in the inner process
by following the parameter by a digit corresponding to the process level - the current process is regarded as being level 0, the first surrounding
process is level 1 and so on.
.s
Thus:-
.s
.index Outer Processes
_.LET B=C1
.s
sets B equal to the contents of the parameter C of the first enclosing process
.s2
And similarly
.s
_.LET Q3=C2
.s
sets parameter Q in the third outer process equal to parameter C in
the second outer process.
.s
See also section 9.4.
.HL2 Octal Expressions
.index Octal Expressions
The "LET" command may also be used to manipulate octal values. An
octal number is always preceded by a "%" sign.
.s
E.g.
.S
_.LET A=%11
.s
will assign the value 9 (decimal) to parameter A. Similarly,
.S
_.LET C=%13+%17
.S
would store 26 (decimal) in parameter C.
Also the format
.s
_.LET %A=12
.s
will store 14 (octal) in parameter A and
.s
_.LET %A=%A+1
.s
will then store 15 (octal) in parameter A.
.tp10
.nt
As MIC stores all variables as typeless strings it is up to the user
to ensure that he puts "%" signs where appropriate.
.en
.s
.tp 10
Parameters may also be regarded as storing a number in octal by preceeding the parameter name by a "%" sign.
.s
E.g.
.S
_.LET A="12"
.S
_.LET B=%A
.S;
will store 10 (decimal) in parameter B.
.S2
Octal and Integer values may occur together in the same expression.
.s
E.g.
.S
_.LET A=3+%11
.S
would give the value 12 (decimal) in parameter A.
.S
In order to make the manipulation of octal quantities more meaningful
two extra operators are available:-
.S
"_&" for AND
.S
"!" for OR
.S
which may be used with both octal and integer values
.S
.nf
E.g.
.S
_.LET A=%3_&%5 1
.S
_.LET A=3!5 7
.S
_.LET A=%11+7!%11 24 (DECIMAL)
.f.s
Note that "_&" and "!" have the same operator precedence as "*" and "/".
.pg
.HL1 Extensions to the IF command
.INDEX IF
.index IF Command
.index IF Extensions
Using the LET command complicated MIC command parameters may
be broken down. The conditional expression in the MIC IF
command may be used to make more generalised comparisons.
Using relational operators strings or integers may be compared.
.s
.nf
.TS 8,16,24,32,40,48,56,64,72
Relational Operator Meaning
.s
> greater than
>= greater than or equal
= equal
_# not equal
<= less than or equal
< less than
_.AND. AND (result non-zero implies TRUE)
_.OR. OR (result non-zero implies TRUE)
.F
.s
.index String-comparisons
String comparison occurs from left to right. Corresponding
characters are extracted from the constructed strings and
if they are not the same or either string is exhausted,
the result is false.
The relational operator is applied to the two characters
using their ASCII value.
String expressions may not be compared with arithmetic, and the ".AND." and ".OR." relational operators
may not be used with strings.
.s
A conditional expression containing a syntax error has the value false.
.s
If the error trapping feature has been enabled using the ERROR
command the ERROR and NOERROR conditional can be used to
alter command processing appropriately.
.s
If the conditional expression is true MIC will pass characters after the
first character "." on the right of the conditional to the monitor.
If the conditional is false, remaining commands on the IF line
are ignored.
.s
E.g.
.s.nf
_.IF (A>B) .GOTO LABEL
_.IF ($A="TRUE") .BACKTO TRUE
_.IF (ERROR) .GOTO FIX
_.IF (A.AND.%B) .GOTO FRED
.s.f
N.B. In the first example parameters A and B must contain
text which may be read as an integer. $A is used to reference
the contents of parameter A as a string.
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By default lower case letters are ^¬\& considered to be the same
as upper case during string comparisons, though this may be changed by
use of the "MIC SET NO LC" command. See section 12.7.
.en
.HL2 Parameters in outer processes
.index Parameters in Outer Processes
Parameters in outer processes may be referred to in "IF" statements by
the method described in section 5.3
.S
N.B. Unlike the "IF (ERROR)" and "IF (NOERROR)" the "IF" extensions
actually run MIC and thus destroy the user's core image.
.HL2 Special Tests
Some special tests are built into MIC:-
.s
_.IF (COJOB)
.s
is true if this macro is running as a COJOB,
.s
_.IF (SUBJOB)
.s
is true if this macro is running under OPSER,
.s
_.IF (BATCH)
.s;
is true is this macro is running under BATCH,
.s
_.IF (TERMINAL)
.s;
is true if this macro is running on a terminal.
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.HL1 Simple Interaction with MIC
.index Interactions
.s
A MIC command is obeyed as if the the user had typed the
same text on the teletype - "type ahead" is not allowed.
Some characters have a special meaning if typed by the
user as the MIC command is obeyed.
.s
As MIC commands may be nested,
control A is used to abort the current MIC process and return
to the level above.
.index Control A
.INDEX _^A
Control C will cancel all MIC processes
the user has in progress. An appropriate message is displayed on the
teletype.
.s
To allow limited user intervention control B will suspend MIC
typein and display [BREAK]. The MIC process may be continued by the user typing a
PROCEED command or a control P. The
message [PROCEED] will then be displayed.
.index Control P
.INDEX _^C
.INDEX _^P
.s
Note that while a process is suspended a user may
type MIC commands on the teletype as well as any
monitor commands. This implies that the MIC control functions
have their usual effect,
and, for example, using a control C to exit from "PIP" will cancel the suspended MIC process.
.HL2 OPERATOR/NOOPERATOR Commands
.index OPERATOR
.INDEX NOOPERATOR
.INDEX OPERATOR Character
Similar to the ERROR command the OPERATOR command takes as its argument one ASCII
printing character to be treated as introducing a line requiring user
attention. If the operator character is seen output in column 1, MIC
will suspend typein and display [BREAK].
.INDEX [BREAK]
The user may supply typein as required and type control
P (PROCEED) to continue processing the command file.
During a BREAK the operator character may be output again in column
one to PROCEED automatically, and [PROCEED] will be displayed.
.INDEX [PROCEED]
.s
E.g.
.s
.nf
_.OPERATOR N
_.RUN TEST
NOW TYPE IN YOUR NAME = [BREAK]CYRIL
NICE ONE CYRIL
_.[PROCEED]GOTO IT
.f
.s
The operator features are only available after an OPERATOR command.
The default character to the OPERATOR command is "?".
.INDEX ?
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.HL2 MIC RESPONSE Command
.INDEX MIC RESPONSE
.INDEX RESPONSE
Often it is required to inspect text displayed by a program particularly
when it denotes an error. The MIC RESPONSE command allows characters
displayed after an error character in column one to be placed in a named parameter.
The format for a MIC RESPONSE command is-
.s
_.MIC RESPONSE <parameter name>(<number of characters required>)
.s
E.g.
.s
MIC RESPONSE A(21)
.s
If the error feature has been enabled up to 79 characters
following the error character will be placed in the named parameter. The command
is used to reserve space for the response and the parameter is filled with spaces.
When an error occurs the text on the error line is copied character by character
until a null character is encountered in the reserved space or in the error text. Any remaining space is removed from the named parameter.
.HL2 MIC DISPLAY Command
.INDEX MIC DISPLAY Command
This command is used to output the contents of a user parameter or
parameters on the user's terminal.
.S
E.g.
.S
_.LET A="HELLO FRED"
.S
_.MIC DISPLAY A
.br
HELLO FRED
.br
_.
.s
This output overrides any silence condition which has been set up, and
is equivalent to
.s
!'A
.S
with the notable difference that it destroys the user's core image.
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.nt
1.##This command is useful in immediate mode - see section 15 - and when
used in WHENEVER/ON commands - see section 11. Note that in this case
they do not destroy the user's core image.
.s
2.##Multiple parameters may be DISPLAYed by separating each by a comma
.s
E.g.
.nf.s
_.LET A="FIRST"
_.LET B="-AND-"
_.LET C="SECOND"
_.MIC DISPLAY A,B,C
FIRST-AND-SECOND
_.
.f.s
3.##String constants may also be displayed by enclosing them in (") quotes
.s
_.MIC DISPLAY "THIS IS A MESSAGE"
.br
THIS IS A MESSAGE
.S
4.##System parameters may be displayed in a similar fashion to user parameters
.s
_.MIC DISPLAY '<system-parameter> or
.br
_.MIC DISPLAY system-parameter
.s
See section 9.2 for further details of system parameters.
.s
5.##If an up-arrow "_^" occurs when a string parameter is being displayed
the next character in the string will be converted into a control
character in the usual way.
.en
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.HL2 MIC TYPE Command
.INDEX MIC TYPE
The MIC TYPE command has a similar format to the MIC DISPLAY command and
types the contents of a user parameter as though the user had typed them.
.s
E.g.
.nf.s
_.LET A="DIR
--"
.ps 62,75
_.MIC TYPE A
DIR
_.
_%DIRECTORY IS EMPTY
.f.s
The comments made for the MIC DISPLAY command also apply to the MIC
TYPE command.
.ps 60,75
.HL2 MIC WHAT Command
.INDEX MIC WHAT
The MIC WHAT command is used to output a brief status report on the
user's currently active macro.
.s
E.g.
.S
.nf
_.MIC WHAT
ACTIVE [100,100] 53 B2 A=FRED,B=6,C=JIM2
[MIC WHAT]
.S
where:-
.S
ACTIVE - is the current state of the macro
53 - is the user's line number
B2 - is the name of the user's macro
A= ETC. - are the contents of the user's parameters
[MIC WHAT] - is the last line typed by MIC on the user's
behalf.
.HL2 MIC SLEEP Command
.index MIC SLEEP
.index SLEEP Command
The MIC command is used to cause MIC to want a certain number of seconds before typing the next command.
.s
E.g.
.s
_.MIC SLEEP n
.S
where n is the number of seconds to wait.
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.HL2 MIC INPUT Command
.index MIC INPUT
This command is used to accept the input of a parameter value from
the user's terminal from within the processing of a MIC command file.
.s
The format of the command is:-
.s.nf
_.MIC INPUT p
.s
or
.s
_.MIC INPUT p,"<prompt-message>"
.s
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where
.s.f
p is the parameter, normally A to Z, for which the value is to be
supplied. However parameter values may also be input to parameters in
outer nested processes by specifying A1, G3, etc. - (see section 6.1
Parameters in Outer Processes) and
.s
<prompt-message> is the message output to the user to invite him to
type in the line of input. If the prompt-message is omitted then the
input will be prompted for the display of "Enter parameter p". The
prompt message may be either a string variable or a string constant and
may include carriage returns and linefeeds. If it contains double-quotes
(") then they must be doubled ("").
.s
The execution of the MIC INPUT command allows the user to input
a single line of information from his terminal and have it included
in parameter p. The line should not be in double quotes, though it
may include double quotes and the input will end on any break character.
.s
This command overrides any silence condition in order to display the
prompt message and accept the input. The job will, if appropriate,
return to the silenced condition after the input has been accepted.
.s
The MIC INPUT command uses the BREAK and PROCEED facilities of MIC and when MIC has displayed
the prompt-message it enters the BREAK state until the input has
been read whereupon the process proceeds automatically. However the
normal [BREAK] and [PROCEED] messages are not displayed and any
action which the user has defined for [BREAK] or [PROCEED]
(using WHENEVER/ON) will be ignored.
.s
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E.g.
.s.nf
&.MIC INPUT A ;typed from MIC macro
^&Enter parameter A?\& 63 ;63 typed by user
&.
.s
or
.s
&.MIC INPUT C1, "What is your name?"
^&What is your name?\& IAN
&.
.s
or
.s
&.LET B=What is 2 multiplied by 2?"
&.MIC INPUT X,$B
^&What is 2 multiplied by 2?\& 3
&.
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.nt
1.##This command destroys the user's core image.
.s
2.##The prompt string may use string concatenation and subscripting.
.s
3.##When displaying the prompt string the sequence _^ch will cause
the character control-ch to be displayed, however the input will
store the two characters _^ and ch not control-ch.
.en
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.HL1 MIC Control Commands
.INDEX Control Commands
.HL2 MIC ABORT Command
.index ABORT Command
.INDEX ABORT
.INDEX MIC ABORT
Format
.s
_.MIC ABORT
.INDEX Control A
.INDEX _^A
.s
MIC aborts the current process as if the user had typed control A
and the message [ABORT] is displayed.
.INDEX [ABORT]
.HL2 MIC CANCEL Command
.INDEX CANCEL Command
Format
.s
_.MIC CANCEL
.INDEX MIC CANCEL
.s
MIC cancels all pending MIC commands as if control C was typed
.INDEX Control C
.INDEX _^C
.INDEX [CANCEL]
and the message [CANCEL] is displayed.
.HL2 MIC BREAK Command
.INDEX BREAK Command
Format
.s
_.MIC BREAK
.s
MIC suspends typein until -
.b.nf
-operator character displayed
.index Operator Character
-control P typed
.index Control P
.index _^P
.br
-MIC PROCEED command
.index PROCEED Command
.b
and the message [BREAK] is displayed.
.s.f
.INDEX [BREAK]
This command has the same effect as the user typing control B.
.index Control B
.index _^B
.INDEX [BREAK]
.HL2 MIC PROCEED Command
.INDEX PROCEED Command
Format
.s
_.MIC PROCEED
.s
MIC resumes typein if a process has been suspended by a [BREAK],
.INDEX [BREAK]
and the message [PROCEED] is displayed.
The user typing control P has the same effect.
.INDEX [PROCEED]
.INDEX Control P
.INDEX [PROCEED]
.HL2 MIC EXIT Command
.INDEX EXIT Command
Format
.s
_.MIC EXIT
.s
MIC cancels but no message is displayed.
.nt
The MIC EXIT cancels ^&all\& levels of a MIC macro.
.en
.HL2 MIC RETURN Command
Format
.S
_.MIC RETURN
.s2
.INDEX MIC RETURN
Acts as an "ABORT" command but no message is displayed. Thus the
.index RETURN Command
MIC RETURN command is the preferred exit from a MACRO as outer levels
of macros are not affected.
.s;.tp 10
The RETURN command may be used to provide a return to any label
in an outer label macro by using
.S;
_.MIC RETURN .BACKTO FRED
.s;
or
.s
_.MIC RETURN .GOTO BILL
.S;
when "FRED" and "BILL" are labels in an outer level macro.
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.HL1 Special Parameters
.HL2 System parameters
.index Special Parameters
.index System Parameters
.HL3 Parameter Substitution
.b
.index Parameter Substitution
A construction of the form '<system parameter name> allows access to various system parameters.
.s;
E.g.
.b
'<JOB> is replaced by the user's job number.
.s
The full set of system parameters is:-
.S;
System parameter name substitute as
.S2
PPN [project,programmer]
.INdEX PPN
.s
TTY line number
.INDEX TTY
.s
JOB job number
.INDEX JOB
.s
PROJECT project number
.INDEX PROJECT
.s
PROGRAMMER programmer number
.INDEX PROGRAMMER
.s
DATE current date
.INDEX DATE
.S
TIME current daytime
.INDEX TIME
.S
GETTAB<table>,<index>,<radix>
.INDEX GETTAB
.br
Entry in GETTAB table in
.br
the appropriate radix.
.s
.nf
MICFILE The name of the user's MIC
macro in the form
"DEV:FILE.EXT [PATH]".
.s
LENGTH(parameter) The number of characters in
the parameter.
.s
PATH The user's PATH
.s
PTHPPN The PPN of the user's PATH
.s
ERRCHR Returns the current error character.
.index ERRCHR
.s
OPRCHR Returns the current operator character.
.s
DAY The current day of the week as a text
string.
.index OPRCHR
.index PTHPPN
.index LENGTH
.index PATH
.s
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Thus the following:-
.nf
.s
! MY PPN IS '<PPN>
! MY TTY IS TTY'<TTY>
! THIS JOB IS JOB NUMBER '<JOB>
.s
Would result in:-
.s
MY PPN IS [2250,7]
MY TTY IS TTY21
THIS JOB IS JOB NUMBER 10
.HL3 GETTABS
.b
The three parameters of a GETTAB are:-
.s
Table
.s;
The table number in decimal of the required GETTAB table. The default
is table 0.
.s
Item
.s;
The index to the entry in the table. This index is in decimal, and the
default value is the user's job number. Note that as in the GETTAB UUO
-1 may be used to imply the user's job number.
.s
.INDEX GETTAB Radix
Radix
.s
This is a type-out mode taken from the following set which is used to
decode the entry in the GETTAB table.
.s2.nf.tp8
RADIX MEANING
.s
1 BIN BINARY (default setting )
2 ASC ASCII
3 SIX SIXBIT
5 OCT OCTAL (including leading zeroes).
6 PPN PPN -gives "[project,programmer]"
7 MSEC time in HH:MM:SS
(GETTAB entry in milliseconds)
8 SEC time in HH:MM:SS
(GETTAB entry in seconds.)
9 OC2 OCTAL (with leading zeroes suppressed)
10 DAT Date in DD-MON-YR (entry in 18-bit)
.S2
As an example of the use of GETTABS
.s
!'<GETTAB(25,-1,SIX)>'<GETTAB(26,-1,SIX)>
.s
would cause the user's "USERNAME" to be output.
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.s;
.s
Note:-
.s
Constructions of the form
.s
!'<GETTAB(25,'<JOB>,ASC>
.s;
are acceptable. As is:-
.s
!'<GETTAB(25,'A,ASC)>
.s.f
where A is a parameter.
.nt
In early versions of MIC the type-out mode was specified by the numeric
value given the the above table (e.g. 4 for decimal). This format will
still work: '<GETTAB(25,'A,ASC) and '<GETTAB(25,'A,2)> are equivalent.
.en
.HL3 Octal Arguments to GETTABS
.b
.Index Octal Arguments to GETTABS
GETTAB arguments may be supplied in octal by preceding the argument by
a "%" sign,
.s;
E.g.
.S
_'<GETTAB(%11,-1,ASC)>
.F.S
This format is useful as the GETTAB tables are specified in octal in
the Monitor Calls Manual.
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.HL2 Action Parameters
A special class of MIC parameter is the ACTION parameter. This type of
parameter performs a MIC action without destroying the user's core image.
.S
E.g.
.S
'<SILENCE>
.S;
will cause the macro to be silenced. This is similar in effect to the
.S;
_.SILENCE
.S
command except that the '<SILENCE> does not cause MIC to be run and does
not cause anything to appear in the user's terminal, not even the echo of the command.
.S.nf
The full list of action parameters is:=
.index ABORT
.index BREAK
.index CANCEL
.index ERROR
.index NOERROR
.index NOOPERATOR
.index OPERATOR
.index PROCEED
.index RETURN
.S
'<ABORT>
'<BREAK>
'<CANCEL>
'<ERROR(ch)>
'<NOERROR>
'<NOOPERATOR>
'<OPERATOR(ch)>
'<PROCEED>
'<RETURN>
'<REVIVE>
'<SILENCE>
'<SLEEP(n)>
.S
.index REVIVE
.index SILENCE
.index SLEEP
.F
and all of these have the same effect as the respective commands.
.S
The effect of an action parameter is always from the start of the line
in which it occurs.
.S;
E.g.
.S
_'<SILENCE> ABCDEF
.S
_'ABC '<SILENCE> DEF
.S
_'ABCDEF '<SILENCE>
.S;
are all equivalent.
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.HL2 Miscellaneous Special Parameters
This is a group of parameters for specialised use.
.index Miscellaneous Special Parameters
.HL3 '<PSHIFT>
.index PSHIFT
.b
The PSHIFT or parameter shift command causes all parameters to be
shifted by one, that is
.s
######discard the contents of parameter A,
.br.nf
then
######A:=B, B:=C, C:=D ... X:=Y, Y:=Z
and
######Z:=null
.s.f
This command may be used in a loop for processing a string of
identical parameters.
.HL3 '<PROTATE>
.index PROTATE
.b
Like PSHIFT the PROTATE or parameter rotate command causes all
parameters to be shifted by one. The difference is that PROTATE
sets Z equal to A instead of discarding A. For example:
.s.nf
save the contents of parameter A,
then
A:=B, C:=D, ... X:=Y, Y:=Z
and
Z:= the saved contents of A
.HL3 String Constants
.index String constants
.b
Several commonly used strings of constants are now available as
MIC parameters.
.HL4 ALPHABET
.br
.index ALPHABET
The _$ALPHABET or '<ALPHABET> parameter returns a string of the
characters A through Z.
.HL4 NUMERIC
.index NUMERIC
.br
The _$NUMERIC or '<NUMERIC> parameter returns a string of the
4567890.
.HL4 ASCII
.index ASCII
.br
The _$ASCII or '<ASCII> returns the characters with values 1 through
127 in ASCII character set.
.s.nf;Note
LET A=$ASCII.[50]
returns the character whose ASCII value is 50.
.HL4 CR
.index CR
.br
The $CR or '<CR> returns a single carriage return character.
.HL4 CRLF
.index CRLF
.br
The $CRLF or '<CRLF> returns a string of the two characters
<carriage-return> and <line-feed>.
.HL2 Substitution of Parameters in Outer Processes
It is often required to substitute the contents of a parameter in an outer nested process in a similar way to the "'parameter-name" used for parameters
at the current level. As the syntax "'A1" cannot be used due to
possible confusion the syntax is '<parameter-name-level>.
.s
E.g. to substitute parameter Q in the third outer process we use
.s
######'<Q3>
.S2
.INDEX LET Command
.Index LET Extensions
.pg
.HL1 LET and IF Extensions
.HL2 Use of System Parameters
The LET command has been extended from that described earlier to allow the
user access to the system parameters described in section 9. By using the
LET statement with a system parameter on the right hand side a user may
use the byte subscripting features of MIC to abstract the portions of a
system parameter that he requires.
.s
_.LET B=$JOB
.s
This statement will store the user's job number in parameter B.
.s
Similarly,
.s
_.LET B=$PROJECT
.s;
will place the user's project number in parameter B.
.s
Concatenation of system parameters is allowed,
.s;
E.g.
.s
_.LET B="["+$PROJECT+","+$PROGRAMMER+"]"
.s
may be used to obtain the PPN of a MIC user.
.s
Byte subscription of system parameters is allowed,
.s
_.LET B=$PROJECT.[-1]
.s
would give the rightmost digit of a user's project number.
.S2
.HL2 Use of System Parameters in Arithmetic Assignments
System parameters may also be used on arithmetic assignments. However,
as all except "JOB" and "GETTAB" return only octal numbers it is not
normally a sensible operation, (except with "JOB" and "GETTAB"), unless
they are preceeded by a "%" to indicate that they are to be treated as
being octal.
.s
E.g.
.s.nf
_.LET A=JOB+2
or
_.LET A=GETTAB(1,2,DEC)+JOB-3
or
_.LET A=%TTY
or
_.LET A=%100_&%GETTAB(%53,-1,OCT)
.pg
.HL2 Use of System Parameters in IF Commands
In a similar fashion to 10.2, system parameters may be used in "IF"
commands, for example to ensure that a particular MIC macro is only run
on a specified terminal, the following check could be included in the macro:-
.s2.nf
_.IF ($TTY_#"21") .MIC ABORT
.s
or
.s
_.IF (%TTY_#21) .MIC ABORT
.f.s
The octal arithmetic facility may be combined with the GETTAB parameter to enable bit testing
of the system tables.
.s
E.g.
.s
_.IF (%GETTAB(A,'C,OCT).AND. %004001) .LET A="YES"
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.HL1 Non Procedural Calls to MIC (WHENEVER/ON Command)
.INDEX Non Procedural Calls
Simple user interaction with MIC has been described in section 7,
but often the MIC action, on detecting an error condition or one of the special control functions, is not the required action.
A WHENEVER/ON command may therefore be used to
change the default action.
.s
.INDEX WHENEVER Command
.INDEX ON Command
The format of this command is:-
.s
_.WHENEVER <EVENT>:<ACTION>
.s;
or
.b
_.ON <EVENT>:<ACTION>
.S2;
(NOTE: ON and WHENEVER are synonymous)
.S2
The effect of this command is to specify that whenever the <EVENT>
occurs, the specified <ACTION> will be performed rather than the normal default action.
.s
E.g.
.s
_.WHENEVER BREAK:GOTO FRED
.s.f
This sets up the user's MIC process so that
whenever he types control B, or a MIC BREAK occurs the process
will not BREAK but rather will obey the GOTO FRED command.
.INDEX Events
.s 2
The valid events are:-
.s 2
.nf
CANCEL or Control C typed by the user
.s
ABORT or control A typed by the user
.s
BREAK or control B typed by the user
.s
PROCEED or control P typed by the user
.s
and
.s
ERROR
OPERATOR
.PG
and the valid actions are:-
.INDEX Actions
.S2
ABORT
BACKTO <LABEL>
BREAK
CANCEL
DISPLAY <PARAMETER>
ERROR
EXIT
GOTO <LABEL>
OPERATOR
PROCEED
RETURN
TYPE <PARAMETER>
.S2
.F
.nt
1.##If ERROR trapping is enabled
.s
E.g.
.s
_.ON ERROR:ABORT
.s
MIC does not check the next line for an "IF" statement or a "%"
label; the ABORT is obeyed immediately.
.s;2.##If CANCEL trapping is enabled
.s;E.g
.s;_.ON CANCEL:_<action_>
.s;then the action is reset to the normal action after every occurrence
of the event. This only applies to ON CANCEL, and is to prevent users from accidentally creating macros which cannot be terminated. This feature may
be changed by MIC SET CCTRAP, see next section.
.EN
.INDEX CCTRAP
.HL2 Multiple WHENEVER/ON Commands
.INDEX Multiple ON Commands.
.INDEX Multiple WHENEVER Commands.
Several default actions may be changed in the same command by separating
the individual arguments by commas, thus:-
.s
_.ON ERROR:ABORT,CANCEL:BREAK
.S;
or
.S
_.WHENEVER CANCEL:GOTO FRED,ABORT:GOTO BILL
.PG
.HL1 MIC SET Command
.INDEX MIC SET
This family of commands is used to change the action "MIC"
performs upon certain conditions.
.s
The format of the command is:-
.s
_.MIC SET <NO> <ACTION>
.s
E.g.
.S
_.MIC SET NO PARAMETERS
.s
This causes MIC to perform no parameter substitutions
upon detecting a "'" character in the input file.
.s
i.e.
.s
'A will "substitute" as 'A
.s
To restore parameter substitution use:-
.s
_.MIC SET PARAMETERS
.s
The MIC SET command currently available are:-
.HL2 COLUMN1
.INDEX COLUMN1.
.INDEX COLUMN ONE.
_.MIC SET NO COLUMN1
.S
MIC regards no characters in column one of the user's command file as
being special characters (see section 3).
.s
The default is:-
.s
_.MIC SET COLUMN1
.HL2 Control Characters
.INDEX CONTROL
.S
.index Control Characters
_.MIC SET NO CONTROL
.S
MIC does not cause "_^X" to substitute as control X.
.s
Default is:-
.S
_.MIC SET CONTROL
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.HL2 Parameters
.INDEX PARAMETERS
.index Parameter Substitution
_.MIC SET NO PARAMETERS
.S
MIC does not perform parameter substitution on detecting a "'" character.
.s
Default is:-
.S
_.MIC SET PARAMETERS
.HL2 Special Characters
.INDEX SPECIALS
.index Special Characters
_.MIC SET NO SPECIALS
.S
This performs the combined functions of the above three commands.
.S
Default is:-
.S
_.MIC SET SPECIALS
.INDEX FINMATCH
.HL2 FINMATCH
_.MIC SET NO FINMATCH
.S
^If this command is obeyed MIC will not regard an occurrence of "%FIN"
as satisfying a search for a label (cf. section 4.1).
.s
The default is:-
.s
_.MIC SET FINMATCH
.HL2 MSGLVL
.INDEX MSGLVL
.S
The "MIC SET NOT MSGLVL n" may be used to suppress the output of the
messages "[ABORT]", "[BREAK]", "[CANCEL]", and "[PROCEED]". The
argument "n" is a octal number which is used to specify which messages
the user wishes to suppress.
.s.nf
1 supresses [ABORT].
2 supresses [BREAK].
4 supresses [CANCEL].
10 supresses [PROCEED].
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.HL2 LC
.INDEX LC
_.MIC SET NO LC
.s.f
This causes lower case and upper case characters to be treated as
equivalent in string comparisons.
.S
The default is:-
.S
_.MIC SET LC
.HL2 TRACE
.index TRACE
This is a feature which a user may use when debugging a completed MIC
macro. If the command
.s
_.MIC SET TRACE
.s
is executed, then MIC displays all labels that are processed during
search commands (GOTO/BACKTO or implied GOTOs due to errors).
.s
The first six characters of every label are displayed in square brackets, and a carriage return is not displayed until the last label is processed.
Also MIC will display [TRUE] or [FALSE] on the execution of every "IF" conditional command.
.HL2 SILENCE
.index SILENCE
This is another feature which is useful in debugging MIC macros. If
the command
.s
_.MIC SET NO SILENCE
.s
is executed, then MIC will ignore all attempts to silence the current,
and any nested, MIC macros. The default is:-
.s
_.MIC SET SILENCE
.HL2 CCTRAP
.INDEX CCTRAP
This command is used to enable multiple occurrences of ON CANCEL:_<event_>. If the command
.s;_.MIC SET CCTRAP
.s;is executed, then MIC will not unset the ON CANCEL:_<event_> every
time it occurs.
.HL2 Multiple SET Commands
.index Multiple SET Commands
Several SET functions may be performed in the same command by separating each of the functions by a comma, thus:-
.s
_.MIC SET NO PARAMETERS,CONTROLS,NO FINMATCH
.PG
.HL1 CCL Entry to MIC
.index CCL Entry to MIC
The CCL entry to MIC provides a user program interface to MIC. If MIC
from SYS is run with a runoffset of 1 (by a RUN UUO), MIC will attempt
to read command input from a TMPCOR file called "MIC", or if that is
not available, from a disk file "nnnMIC.TMP" (where nnn is the user's
job number), rather than from the terminal.
.INDEX TMPCOR
.b
This file may contain a single line of input to MIC
.s
E.g.
.s
_.TYPE TMP:MIC
.br
.in do
/DOIT A,36,C
.else do
DO DOIT A,36,C
.ei do
.br
_.
.s
would cause the MIC macro "DOIT" to be executed if MIC is run with a runoffset of 1.
.s2
The file may contain any MIC command, e.g. LET, IF, GOTO, etc. though in
this case the user must be already running under MIC, otherwise he will
get an appropriate error message. This provides a means of manipulating
MIC parameters via a user program, the user program simply writes a TMPCOR file
and runs MIC as above, with and appropriate "LET" command in the TMPCOR file.
.nt
1.##The CCL input file is deleted by MIC.
.S
2.##Use of TMPCOR is described in the Monitor Calls Manual.
.S
3.##Use of the RUN UUO is described in the Monitor Calls Manual.
.S
4.##Those CUSP's which are loaded with SCAN, (e.g. LOGIN, QUEUE,
DIRECT, etc.) have a "/TMPFIL" switch, which has the form
.S
/TMPFIL:<NAME>:"<TEXT>"
.S
where:-
.S
<name> is the three character name of a TMPCOR file
to be created
.INDEX TMPFIL
.S
<text> is the contents of the TMPCOR file.
.s
5.##The TMPCOR file does ^&NOT\& contain the monitor dot or data asterisk.
.en
This switch may be used to create a MIC TMPCOR file and the
"/RUN:MIC/RUNOFFSET:1" switches used to cause the file to be obeyed.
.S
.tp 10
E.g.
.s
Say a user wished to run a macro called "SETUP" everytime he logged in;
he may type:-
.S
.in do
_.LOGIN 110,1/RUN:MIC/RUNOFFSET:1/TMPFIL:MIC:"/SETUP"
.else do
_.LOGIN 110,1/RUN:MIC/RUNOFFSET:1/TMPFIL:MIC:"DO SETUP"
.ei do
.S
.f
As this command is rather long the user would probably include all or
part of it in his "SWITCH.INI" files. (Consult the Operating Systems
Commands Manual for a description of "SWITCH.INI" and the above
switches.)
.pg
.HL1 Multiple Statements on a Line
.Index Multiple Statements on a Line
.INDEX _\ (backslash)
More than one MIC command can be written on a single line by
terminating each command by a "_\" character.
.S;
E.g.
.S
_.LET A=3,B=4 _\ .GOTO JIM
.S
This is especially useful in the case of "IF" statements.
.s
E.g.
.S
_.IF ($A="DONE") .LET Z="FINISH" _\ .GOTO DUNIT
.nt
1.##This only applies to MIC commands. It does not include normal monitor commands, except when the monitor command is the last command on the line.
.s
E.g.
.s
_.LET A=3,B=4 _\ .ERROR ? _\ .DIR ZXCV.ALG
.s
2.##All parameter substitution is performed for the whole line before
the first statement is obeyed.
.s
This means that (assuming parameter A contains "DIR FRED") an input
construction of the form:-
.s.nf
_.LET A=$A.[1,3]+" JIM" _\.'A
.s
would result in
.s
_.LET A=$A.[1,3]+" JIM" _\.DIR FRED
.s
being obeyed.
.S.f
3.##If a error occurs in a statement all subsequent statements on that
line will be ignored.
.S
4.##The "_\" may be omitted after several MIC commands, for example the
"REVIVE" command, for compatability with older macro files.
.s1
5.##In the case of syntax error in a MIC command preceeding a "_\", the
rest of the line will usually be ignored.
.en
.PG
.HL1 Immediate Mode Execution of MIC commands
When a MIC macro is in [BREAK] mode the user may type (to
monitor) any MIC command in addition to any monitor command. This allows
the user to suspend his macro and examine and manipulate his parameters - useful
when debugging complex macros - or perform some action on behalf of the macro.
.S
The GOTO and BACKTO commands when used in this manner
do not take effect immediately, but are effective as soon as the MACRO is proceeded.
.s 2
N.B.
.S;
A special case of the MIC DISPLAY command may be used at any
time, even when the user is not running under MIC. This is the
.S
MIC DISPLAY <system-parameter>
.S
This can be very useful for obtaining information from GETTAB tables
(see sections 7.3 and 9.2) though the user should be aware that the use of
this command does destroy his core image.
.appendix Examples of MIC Commands
Asterisks indicate the scope of a macro command in these examples only.
.s
.nf
.;EXAMPLE 1
.index Special Tests
.;A MIC DEMO - A SIMPLE MACRO COMMAND TO COMPILE POP2
.;LIBRARY FILES
.
.TYPE SYS:POP2.MIC
POP2
COMPILE(LIBRARY([LIB 'A]))
.S2
.; A TYPICAL CALL OF THE POP2 MIC MACRO COMMAND.
.in do
./POP2 KALAH
.else do
_.DO POP2 KALAH
.ei do
.C;******
.tp20
.s
.POP2
.s
CSL POP2 V.26
.S2
SETPOP
: COMPILE(LIBRARY([LIB KALAH]));
.S2
TO ENTER PROGRAM TYPE KALAH
.s
: _^C
.C;*****
.S2
.;AGAIN WITH A DIFFERENT PARAMETER.
.in do
./POP2 ABSYS
.else do
.DO POP2 ABSYS
.ei do
.C
******
.tp20
.s
.PGOP2
.S2
CSL POP2 V.26
.S2
SETPOP
: COMPILE(LIBRARY([LIB ABSYS]));
: _^C
.s
.C
******
.PG
.;EXAMPLE 2
.;A MIC DEMO OF GOTO COMMANDS.
.;A MIC MACRO WHICH WILL OBEY ONLY SELECTED PARTS OF A FILE
.;(USEFUL IF DISK SPACE IS LIMITED.)
.;(SEVERAL COMMANDS COULD BE KEPT IN ONE FILE)
.;
.TYPE X.MIC
.S2
.GOTO 'A
COMP::
;A MACRO TO COMPILE FILES COULD BE HERE.
.GOTO END
DATA::
;A MIC MACRO TO SET UP DATA
.GOTO END
DEMO::
;PARAMETERS ARE
;A="'A"
.br
;B="'B"
;C="'C"
END::
.;ALL COMMANDS FINISH HERE
.;
.;A TYPICAL CALL OF THE X MACRO COULD BE
.;
.in do
./X COMP
.else do
_.DO X COMP
.ei do
.C
******
.
.GOTO COMP
.s
.
.;A MACRO TO COMPILE FILES COULD BE HERE.
.GOTO END
.s
.
.;ALL COMMANDS FINISH HERE
.s
.C
******
.
.;ANOTHER TYPICAL CALL
.in do
./X DEMO,FIRST PARAMETER,2ND,NO 3
.else do
_.DO X DEMO,FIRST PARAMETER,2ND,NO 3
.ei do
.C
******
.s
.
.GOTO DEMO
.
.;PARAMETERS ARE
.;A="DEMO"
.;B="FIRST PARAMETER
.;C="2ND"
.
.;ALL COMMANDS FINISH HERE
.C
******
.PG
.;EXAMPLE 3
.;A MIC DEMO OF ERROR COMMAND
.;A MACRO TO COMPARE TWO FILES AND DELETE DSK COPY IF THEY
.;ARE THE SAME
.
.TYPE CHECK.MIC
.s
.ERROR ?
.R FILCOM
*TTY:/Q='A.'B
.DELETE 'A
.s
.
.;A TYPICAL CALL - CHECK IF DSK:C.MIC IS A COPY OF SYS:C.MIC
.in do
./CHECK C.MIC,SYS:
.else do
_.DO CHECK C.MIC,SYS:
.ei do
.C
******
.s
.
.ERROR ?
.s
.R FILCOM
.s
*TTY:/Q=C.MIC,SYS:
.s
NO DIFFERENCES ENCOUNTERED
.s
*_^C
.s
.DELETE C.MIC
FILES DELETED
C.MIC
01 BLOCKS FREED
.s
.C
******
.s
.;CREATE AN INCORRECT COPY OF C.MIC WITH PIP.
.R PIP
.S
*C.MIC=TTY:
WRONG FILE
_Z
*_^C
.;AND USE C.MIC TO CHECK IT
.PG
.in do
./CHECK C.MIC,SYS:
.else do
_.DO CHECK C.MIC,SYS:
.ei do
.C
******
.s
.
.ERROR ?
.R FILCOM
.s
*TTY:/Q=C.MIC,SYS:
FILE 1) DSK:C.MIC CREATED: 1349 21-JAN-1975
FILE 2) SYS:C.MIC CREATED: 1202 03-OCT-1974
.s
?FILES ARE DIFFERENT
.s
*[ABORT ON ERROR]
_C
.C
******
.s
.;MIC ABORTS
.PG
.;EXAMPLE 4
.;A MIC DEMO OR IF ERROR
.;AN IMPROVEMENT ON EXAMPLE 3
.;COMPARE TWO FILES AND DELETE DSK COPY IF FILES ARE THE
.index Substitution of Parameters in Outer Processes
.;SAME, OTHERWISE COPY AGAIN.
.
.TYPE CHECK.MIC
.ERROR
CHECK::.R FILCOM
*TTY:/Q='A,'B
.IF (NOERROR) .GOTO END
.R PIP
*'B/B/X='A
.BACKTO CHECK
END:: .;FILE 'A TRANSFERRED SUCCESSFULLY TO 'B
.S2
.;A TYPICAL CALL - CHECK FRED.SAV ON SYS: IS SAME AS
.;DSK VERSION
.
.in do
./CHECK FRED.SAV,SYS:
.else do
_.DO CHECK FRED.SAV,SYS:
.ei do
.C
******
.s
.ERROR
.R FILCOM
.s
*TTY:/Q=FRED.SAV,SYS:
FILE 1) DSK:FRED.SAV CREATED: 1359 21-JAN-1975
FILE 2) SYS:FRED.SAV CREATED: 1910 21-JAN-1975
.s
?FILES ARE DIFFERENT
.s
*_^C
.IF (NOERROR) .GOTO END
.R PIP
.s
*SYS:/B/X=FRED.SAV
*_^C
.BACKTO CHECK
.s
.
.R FILCOM
.s
*TTY:/Q=FRED.SAV,SYS:
.s
NO DIFFERENCES ENCOUNTERED
.s
*_^C
.s
.IF (NOERROR) .GOTO END
.
.;FILE FRED.SAV SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED TO SYS:
.C
******
.PG
_.;EXAMPLE 5
_.;A MIC DEMO OF THE LET COMMAND
_.;ILLUSTRATED DISTINCTION BETWEEN $A AND A
_.
_.TYPE LET.MIC
.br
_.LET Z=A+B+C
;A+B+C='Z
_.LET Z=$A+$B+$C
;CONCATENATED STRING PARAMETERS ARE 'Z
_.LET X="'A"+"'B"+"'C"
;BUT CONCATENATION AFTER SUBSTITUTION HAS THE SAME EFFECT
;BUT (") QUOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR STRING LITERALS.
;'X
_.
_.;USING NUMBERS AS PARAMETERS.
_.
.in do
_./LET 4,5,6
.else do
_.DO LET 4,5,6
.ei do
.C
******
_.
_.LET Z=A+B+C
_.;A+B+C=15
_.LET Z=$A+$B+$C
_.;CONCATENATED STRING PARAMETERS ARE 456.
_.LET X="4"+"5"+"6"
_.;CONCATENATION AFTER SUBSTITUTION HAS THE SAME EFFECT
_.;BUT (") QUOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR STRING LITERALS
_.;456
_.
.C
******
.
.;ANOTHER EXAMPLE WITH NON-NUMERIC PARAMETERS.
.
.in do
./LET FIRST,<,,,>,THIRD
.else do
_.DO LET FIRST,<,,,>,THIRD
.ei do
.C
******
.LET Z=A+B+C
?PARAMETER A "FIRST" IS NOT A NUMBER
.;A+B+C=
.LET Z=$A+$B+$C
.;CONCATENATED STRING PARAMETERS ARE FIRST,,,THIRD
.LET Z="FIRST"+",,,"+"THIRD"
.;CONCATENATION AFTER SUBSTITUTION HAS THE SAME EFFECT.
.;BUT (") QUOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR STRING LITERALS.
.;FIRST,,,THIRD
.
.C
******
.PG
.in do
./LET ,[1,2],5
.else do
_.DO LET ,[1,2],5
.ei do
.C
******
.
.LET Z=A+B+C
?PARAMETER A IS NULL
.;A+B+C=
.LET Z=$A+$B+$C
.;CONCATENATED STRING PARAMETERS ARE [1,2]5
.LET X=""+"[1,2]"+"5"
.;CONCATENATION AFTER SUBSTITUTION HAS THE SAME EFFECT
.;BUT (") QUOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR STRING LITERALS
.;[1,2]5
.
.;NOTE SECOND PARAMETER CONTAINS A COMMA BETWEEN MATCHED BRACKETS
.PG
.;EXAMPLE 6
.;A COMPLICATED MIC MACRO COMMAND TO ASSEMBLE MACRO FILES
.TYPE C.MIC
.IF ($A.[1,"/H"]=$A).GOTO KNEW
.REVIVE
; COMPILES MACRO FILES
;
; USE THUS:-
;
.in do
; /C <STANDARD DEVICE FILE-SPEC>/SWITCHES
.else do
; DO C <STANDARD DEVICE FILE-SPEC>/SWITCHES
.ei do
;
; SWITCHES MAY BE
;
; /L TO DO A LOAD AS WELL
; /CN TO PRODUCE N COPIES
; /H TO TYPE THIS TEXT
;
;'A
KNEW::.ERROR
.LET B=$A.[1,"."].[1,"["].[1,"/"]
.LET C=$A.["/C","/"]
.LET D=$A.[1,"/"]
.IF ($B.[":"]#"") .LET B=$B.[":",6]
.IF ($A.[1,"/L"]#$A) .LET G="MIC ABORT"
.REVIVE .R MACRO
*'B,'B/C='D
.R CREF
*DSK:'B_'B
.Q 'B.LST/COPIES:'C
.'G
.R LINK
*'B/GO
.
.;A TYPICAL CALL WOULD BE (ASSUMING FILE PROTECTION OF 255
.in do
./C FRED.MAC/C3
.else do
_.DO C FRED.MAC/C3
.ei do
.C
******
*FRED,FRED/C=FRED.MAC
.s
NO ERRORS DETECTED
PROGRAM BREAK IS 000001
2K CORE USED
*_^C
.s
.R CREF
*DSK:FRED=FRED
[CRFEXC 1K CORE]
*_^C
.Q FRED.LST/COPIES:3
TOTAL OF 3 BLOCKS IN LPT REQUEST
.MIC ABORT
.[ABORT]
.
.;NOTE USE OF AUTOMATIC SILENCE TO SUPPRESS UNINTERESTING
.;PARTS OF THE FILE
.PG
;EXAMPLE 7
;EXAMPLE OF THE USE OF SYSTEM PARAMETERS
.S
.LM 12
.F
This MIC macro uses the system parameter feature of MIC to produce a short status report on any job on the system.
It is expected that this macro would run silenced using a "<2??>"
protection code, and the "!" in column 1 is used to output the information.
.b
If no job number is specified or the job number is negative, the status
of the user's own job is output.
.NF.LM1.TS39
.IF (_$A="").LET A=$JOB ;IF NO JOB NO. USE THIS JOB.
.rm77
.IF (A<=0).LET A=JOB ;IF JOB NO. IS NEGATIVE USE THIS JOB.
.rm75
.LET B=$GETTAB(25,A,SIX)+$GETTAB(26,A,SIX)
;GET THE USERNAME FOR THIS JOB.
.LET C=$GETTAB(2,A,PPN) ;GET THE JOB'S PPN.
!USERNAME IS 'B LOGGED IN AS 'C
.LET B=$GETTAB(3,'A,SIX) ;GET THE JOB'S PROGRAM NAME.
!CURRENTLY RUNNING 'B
.LET B=$GETTAB(0,A,BIN) ;GET THE JOB'S STATUS WORD.
.LET C=$GETTAB(6,A,BIN) ;GET THE JOB'S PRIVILEGE WORD.
!PRIVILEGE WORD IS 'C
!STATUS WORD IS 'B
.
.S
.; AN EXAMPLE OF A RUN OF THIS MACRO WOULD BE:-
.S
.in do
./JBSTS
.else do
_.DO JBSTS
.ei do
.C
******
STATISTICS ON JOB 3
USERNAME IS BLOGGS FJ. LOGGED IN AS[100,100]
CURRENTLY RUNNING MIC
PRIVILEGE WORD IS 00000000000000000000000000000000000
STATUS WORD IS 00100000000001000001000000000000000
.
.S
.F.TS 8,16,24,32,40,48,56,64,72,80
.nt
This is not presented as being the most efficient way to access this
and similar information. It is however, a very easy and quick way of
writing occasional or "one-off" systems programs.
.en
.ax Command Summary
.lm20.i-19
.in do
./FRED ABC,<DEF,I>,[105,113]
.else do
_.DO FRED ABC,<DEF,I>,[105,113]
.ei do
.br
MIC will type on the user's behalf from the file MIC:FRED.MIC
(or DSK:FRED.MIC) substituting ABC for 'A,DEF,1 for 'B and [105,113] for 'C.
.s.i-19
_.LET X="DEF"
.br
MIC will substitute further references in macro command file to
X('X) as DEF.
.s.i-19
_.IF (ERROR).GOTO LAB
.br
If the previously typed command caused an error condition MIC will
continue processing the command file at LAB::.
.s.i-19
_.BACKTO LAB2
.br
MIC will unconditionally continue processing after the first occurrence
in the command file of the label LAB2::.
.s.i-19
_.SILENCE
.br
Suppress I/O to the teletype.
.s.i-19
_.REVIVE
.br
Restore I/O to the teletype.
.s.i-19
_.ERROR ?
.br
Treat ? in column 1 as indicating an error condition.
.s.i-19
_.NOERROR
.br
Disable error checking.
.s.i-19
_.OPERATOR _#
.br
Treat _# as indicating an OPERATOR condition.
.s.i-19
_.NOOPERATOR
.br
Disable OPERATOR checking.
.s.i-19
_.MIC ABORT
.br
Abort current process.
.s.i-19
_.MIC BREAK
.br
Suspend current procees.
.s.i-19
.tp 10
_.MIC CANCEL
.br
Stop all processes.
.s.i-19
_.MIC RETURN
.br
Abort current process but display no message.
.s.i-19
_.MIC EXIT
.br
Stop running MIC.
.s.i-19
_.MIC SET NO PARAMETERS
.br
Suppress parameter substitutions.
.s.i-19
_.ON ERROR:ABORT
.br
Cause MIC to [ABORT] if an error is detected.
.s.i-19
_.MIC DISPLAY A
.br
Output the contents of parameter A on the user's terminal.
.s.i-19
_.MIC TYPE A
.br
Types the contents of parameter A as though the user had typed them.
.s.i-19
_.MIC WHAT
.br
Outputs status information on the user's macro.
.s.i-19
_.MIC INPUT A, PROMPT
.br
This command allows the user to accept the input of a parameter
value from within the processing of a MIC command file.
.lm0
.ax Syntax of integer and string expressions
.HL1 Integer Expressions
The operators +, * and - have the conventional meaning. The character _/ is used for
divide, _^ for exponentiation, _& for logical AND, and ! for
logical OR. The evaluation of an expression is from left to right with
precedence as follows:-
.nf.s
_^ first
*/_!_& second
+- third
.s.f
Matching round brackets may be used to arrange the desired order of execution of operations. The monadic operator
- is allowed but the monadic + is not allowed, since unsigned
integers are assumed positive.
.s
Examples:-
.s
.nf
-2*(3+2-1)_5*(6/2+2) is legal
.s
+2 is not legal
.s
2+(-3*(4*(6+1))) is legal
.HL1 Syntax - Integer Expression
.nf
<DIGIT>::= 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
.s
<INTEGER>::=<DIGIT>/<any-number-of-digits>
.s
<PARAMETER>::=A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H/I/J/K/L/M/N/O/P/Q/R/S/T/U/V/W/X/Y/Z
.s
<NUMERIC-TERM>::=<PARAMETER>/<INTEGER>/<INTEGER-EXPRESSION>
/<SYSTEM-PARAMETER>
.s
<INTEGER-EXPRESSION>::=-<NUMERIC-TERM>/<NUMERIC-TERM>
<NUMERIC-TERM>/<OPERATOR><NUMERIC-TERM>
.s
<OPERATOR>::= +/-/*/"/"/_/_!/_&
.s.f
.tp10
To allow references to be made to parameters in an outer process a
qualifier is allowed to the parameter name, e.g.
.s
If a MIC command is nested three deep A3 would be the
parameter A in the outer process. This extension also applies to
string parameters ($A3).
.S
On the left hand side of LET assignment statements the qualifier may be
used to return parameters to an outer level MACRO command, e.g.
.S
_.LET A1="TEXT"
.HL1 Syntax - String Expressions
.nf
<string>::=<any-ASCII-text>
.s
<string-expression>::="<string>"/$<subscripted-string>/
$<system-parameter>
.s
<expression>::=<string-expression>/<integer-expression>
.s
<subscripted-string>::=<string-expression>.[<expression>]/
<string-expression>.[<expression>,<expression>]
.s
.F
To allow the character quote (") to be used within a text string a
single quote (") will be substituted for any double quote ("")
encountered within a string expression.
.ax Error Messages
Error messages from MIC have the form:-
.S
?MIC<code> <text> - in "<command-name>" COMMAND.
.S
where:-
.s
<code> is a three-character code unique to each error.
.s
<text> is the description of the error as listed in this document.
.s
<command-name> is the name of the MIC command currently being executed.
.PG
.HL 1 Error messages which apply only to specific commands.
.HL 2 _/ or DO Command.
?MICMNR MIC not running please try again
.lm24.br
The operator has not started the MIC master program, and he has a
copy of this message displayed on his console.
.index MICMNR
.s.i-24
?MICDFS Error in device file specification
.br
The specification of the MIC command file did not follow the
general form "dsk:file.ext[path]".
.index MICDFS
.s.i-24
?MICCID Cannot INIT device
.br
The device which the user specified for the command file is not
available.
.index MICCID
.s.i-24
?MICCOF Cannot OPEN file
.br
The command file could not be found.
.index MICCOF
.s.i-24
?MICPUF PATH.UUO failed
.br
The path specified by the user caused an error when MIC attempted
to use it.
.index MICPUF
.s.i-24
?MICTMC Too many characters in argument
.br
The user's arguments are longer than approximately 500 characters.
.index MICTMC
.s.i-24
?MICBMP Brackets mismatch in parameter
.br
The user has specified a parameter with a non-matching set of
parentheses.
.index MICBMP
.s.i-24
?MICTMP Too many parameters - maximum = 26
.br
The user has attempted to specify more than 26 separate parameters.
.index MICTMP
.s.i-24
?MICCNP Cannot nest processes this deep - maximum = n
.br
The user has specified MIC macros calling MIC macros to a
depth greater than n, where n is an operator settable parameter.
.index MICCNP
.i-24.s;
?MICNTF No TMP file for input
.br
No temporary file was found after an offset one entry to MIC.
.index MICNTF
.s.i-24
.HL 2 ON or WHENEVER Command
.i-24
?MICNAE Not an event
.br
Attempt to use an illegal <event>, see section 11 for a full list of
of events.
.index MICNAE
.s;
.i-24
.tp 10
?MICILF Illegal format
.br
MIC cannot understand the arguments given. See section 11.
.index MICILF
.s.i-24
?MICNOA No argument
.br
A command of the form
.b
#####_.ON <EVENT>!
.b
has been given.
.index MICNOA
.i-24.s
?MICANA Argument is not an A-Z parameter
.br
A command of the form
.b
#####_.ON <EVENT>:<ACTION> <PARAMETER>
.b
has an invalid parameter.
.index MICANA
.s.i-24
.HL 2 SET Command
.i -24
?MICUKA Unknown argument
.br
An invalid MIC SET command has been given.
.index MICUKA
.s.i-24
?MICNPV No privileges to do this
.br
The user has attempted to use a privileged MIC SET function.
.index MICNPV
.s.i-24
.HL 2 GOTO or BACKTO Command
.i-24
?MICNAL No argument for label
.br
The command did not specify a label.
.index MICNAL
.s.i-24
?MICCFL Cannot find LABEL - <label>
.br
The label <label> could not be found in the command file. This error
is always fatal.
.index MICCFL
.s.i-24
.HL 2 LET Command
.i-24
?MICILC Illegal character "ch" octal "n"
.br
The character ch followed a LET command. Only a space or a tab
should follow a LET.
.index MICILC
.s.i-24
?MICPMB Parameter must be A-Z not "ch" octal "n"
.br
The parameter on the left hand side of an assignment was not valid.
.index MICPMB
.s.i-24
.tp 10
?MICASS Assignment symbol should be = or &# not "ch" octal "n"
.br
Assignment must be of the general form
.s
#####LET A = expression
.b
#####or
.b
#####LET A _< expression
.index MICASS
.s.i-24
?MICPSE Parameter space exhausted
.br
MIC has no room to store new argument. (Character space is
approximately 500 characters).
.index MICPSE
.s.i-24
.HL 2 Response Command
.i-24
?MICMRC Maximum RESPONSE is 79 characters
.br
The user has attempted to use a value greater than 79 as his response
limit.
.index MICMRC
.i-24
?MICRCL RESPONSE command must specify response length
.br
A MIC RESPONSE command did not specify a response limit.
.index MICRCL
.s.i-24
.HL 2 IF Command
.i-24
?MICNCD No conditional
.br
The contents of brackets in an IF clause was not a legal
conditional expression.
.index MICNCD
.s.i-24
?MICUCO Unknown conditional operator
.br
The relation operator in a conditional clause was unknown.
.index MICUCO
.s.i-24
?MICMOT Mismatch of types
.br
An attempt was made to compare an integer expression with a string
expression.
.index MICMOT
.s.i-24
?MICCDN Conditional "cc" not defined
.br
The conditional cc is not known to MIC.
.index MICCDN
.s.i-24
.HL 2 SLEEP Command
.i-24
?MICIAS Illegal argument
.br
The time specified in a MIC SLEEP command was invalid.
.index MICIAS
.s.i-24
.HL 2 DISPLAY/TYPE Command
.i-24
?MICICA Invalid character follows caret ("_^")
.br
The user had attempted to MIC TYPE or MIC DISPLAY on a character
of the form "_^5" which is an illegal control specification.
.index MICICA
.s.i-24
.HL2 INPUT Command
.i-24
?MICIPS Prompt not string
.br
The prompt message argument to the MIC INPUT command was not a string
constant or a string variable or null.
.index MICIPS
.s.i-24
?MICEIP INPUT has excess arguments
.br
.index MICEIP
The prompt message argument to the MIC INPUT command is not terminated
by a break character.
.lm0
.HL 1 General Syntax Errors
The following errors may occur in several MIC commands. Which
command the error actually occurred in is specified by the in
"<command-name>" command section of the error message.
.HL 2 String Expressions
?MICSIC String subscript illegal character "ch" octal "n"
.br;.lm 24
The character "ch" is not valid in string subscript.
.index MICSIC
.s.i-24
.HL 2 Arithmetic Expressions
.i-24
?MICILC Illegal character "ch" octal "n"
.br
The character ch is not allowed in an arithmetic expression.
.index MICILC
.s.i-24
?MICOBN Operator missing between ) and number
.br
Illegal construction of the form )345 in an arithmetic expression.
.index MICOBN
.s;
.i-24
?MICONB Operator missing between number and (
.br
Illegal construction of the form 345(.
.index MICONB
.s.i-24
?MICNMB Number missing between brackets
.br
Illegal construction of the form () in an arithmetic expression.
.index MICNMB
.s.i-24
?MICNMO Number missing between two operators
.br
Illegal construction in arithmetic expression.
.index MICNMO
.s.i-24
?MICBRM Brackets mismatch
.br
Arithmetic expression is incorrectly bracketed.
.index MICBRM
.s.i-24
?MICPPN Parameter "pp" is not a number
.br
An attempt to include a string in an arithmetic expression.
.index MICPPN
.s.i-24
?MICPPN Parameter "pp" is null
.br
An attempt to perform arithmetic on an empty parameter.
.index MICPPN
.s.i-24
?MICGTR GETTAB result "rr" is not a number
.br
An attempt to perform arithmetic on a GETTAB result which has not
been obtained using the correct type out mode.
.index MICGTR
.s.i-24
?MICGTR GETTAB result is null
.br
An attempt to perform arithmetic on a GETTAB result which has
returned a null.
.index MICGTR
.s.i-24
.HL 2 System Parameters
.I-24
?MICIAP Illegal action parameter
.BR
The user has attempted to use one of the action parameters in an
expression. Action parameters may only be used via parameter
substitution.
.index MICIAP
.i-24
.s
?MICMLN "'_<LENGTH_>" parameter does not work, use _$LENGTH only.
.index MICMLN
.S.I-24
?MICLLP "LENGTH requires left parentheses
.S.I-24
?MICLRP "LENGTH requires right parentheses
.BR
The length function was improperly specified.
.index MICLLP
.index MICLRP
.s.i-24
?MICPPF PATH function - PATH.UUO failed
.br
System error, please report this error.
.index MICPPF
.s.i-24
?MICEFC Error in system parameter call
.br
Some unspecified error has occurred, usually invalid syntax.
.index MICEFC
.s.i-24
?MICERT Error return taken by GETTAB UUO
.br
The GETTAB arguments specified by the user are invalid.
.index MICERT
.s.i-24
?MICUFN Unknown function
.s.i-24
?MICUKF Unknown system parameter
.br
Attempt to use an invalid system parameter.
.index MICUFN
.index MICUKF
.s.i-24
.tp 10
?MICIAF Illegal argument format for system parameter
.br
An argument is in error, for example an invalid radix in a GETTAB.
.index MICIAF
.s.i-24
.HL 2 Other
.i-24
?MICNRM Not running MIC
.br
An attempt to use a MIC command when not inside a MIC macro.
.index MICNRM
.s.i-24
?MICPNP Attempted reference to parameter in non-existent outer process
.br
The user has attempted to use a parameter of the form "A1" when there
is no outer macro process.
.index MICPNP
.s.lm0
.HL 1 Error messages which occur during the processing of a macro
Error messages in this category always terminate the execution of the
macro and the text of the error message does not include the in
"<command-name>" command text.
.s
?MICICF Illegal character follows apostrophe
.br;.lm24
MIC has attempted to substitute text which is not a valid parameter.
.index MICICF
.s.i-24
?MICCFL Cannot find LABEL - <label>
.br
MIC could not find the label specified by a GOTO or BACKTO
command.
.index MICCFL
.s.i-24
?MICCNI Cannot INIT device
.br
The device which held the user's macro file has become inaccessible
during the running of the macro.
.index MICCNI
.s.i-24
?MICMFN Macro file not found
.br
The MIC macro command file has been deleted during the running of
the macro.
.index MICMFN
.s.i-24
?MICCPC Cannot nest parameter calls this deep
.br
An actual parameter contains parameter calls nested to a depth of
greater than 8 levels.
.index MICCPC
.s.i-24
?MICNGN Nested GETTABs are not allowed
.s.i-24
?MICNST Nested SLEEPs are illegal
.ps 62,75
.s.i-24
?MICLER Nested LENGTHs are illegal
.br
The above parameters may not be nested in any combination.
.index MICNGN
.index MICNSI
.index MICLER
.do index Index
.number index