Giving Operating System Commands from Outfitting

Keywords:

SYSCOMmand

Description:

Outfitting normally assumes that any command input in response to its prompt character (*) is an instruction to the current module, and will check its validity on that assumption. You can issue an operating system (OS) command to the host computer from within Outfitting by entering the SYSCOM command followed immediately (without pressing Return) by the OS command enclosed between apostrophes (’) or vertical bars (|). The effect applies only to the single command line; as soon as the OS command has been executed, control is returned to Outfitting.

Note: Do not try to issue OS commands which might disrupt Outfitting operations; for example, commands which would close or amend files currently in use by Outfitting.