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Parameter Descriptions

Use the following syntax for the SET primitive with the COMMAND user exit:

SET {BUFFER string

COMMAND command-string}

EDL [ NOREORDER ] dev_{1 . . .}

Changes the status or the order of the drives in the EDL. You can activate, exempt, or reorder the drives; you cannot add drives to or remove drives from the EDL. Only the drives you specify (dev1, dev2, devn) are reordered; after reordering the drives, CA VM:Tape places them at the top of the EDL.

Note: The drives you specify can only be drives that are in the original EDL.

Use the NOREORDER parameter to change the selection status of a device but not change its order in the EDL.

ACTIVE and EXEMPT specify that the selection status of the device is to be set to active or exempt. If you do not specify ACTIVE or EXEMPT, the selection status of the device is not changed.

You can use the EXTRACT EDL primitive to return a list of drives in the EDL.

Note: For more information about the EXTRACT primitive, see EXTRACT Primitive.

POOLname poolname

Replaces the currently available scratch pool name as the system-defined value. This parameter is valid for scratch requests only, and only if Autopick is off. The indicated poolname, poolname, replaces the currently available scratch pool name as the system-defined value.

BUFFER string

Copies a command string, string, to the common user exit buffer, and pads the string with blanks.

COMMAND command-string

Replaces the incoming CA VM:Tape command with the command in command-string. You can only use the COMMAND parameter with the COMMAND user exit. For more information, see COMMAND User Exit.