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REMIND Command

The REMIND top line command schedules free-form reminder messages, generated separately through the edit facility, to workstations at a predetermined time. A free-form message can be defined to communicate anything to a workstation. The workstation operator is prompted, repeatedly if necessary, to review the defined text.

This command has the following format:

REMIND,STATION=station,TIME=hhmm[,DATE=yyddd][,SUBID=subid]
STATION

Specifies the logical terminal name (station) to which reminder text in the active area is directed.

Limits: 1 to 8 alphanumeric characters

TIME

Indicates the time-of-day at which reminder text in the active area is sent to the STATION.

hh

Indicates the hour (0 through 23).

mm

Indicates the minutes (00 through 59).

DATE

(Optional) Specifies the Julian date when reminder text in the active area is sent to the STATION. If DATE is not specified, the current date is used. If the time-of-day (TIME value) is past and no date is specified, the next day is used.

yy

Indicates the year.

ddd

Indicates the Julian day.

SUBID

(Optional) Specifies a SUB-ID to further qualify the STATION.

Limits: 1 to 8 alphanumeric characters

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LRMD Command