Starting in VMS 7.0 or 7.1 (I forget which), you *can* use pipes: $ GREP := SEARCH SYS$PIPE $ PIPE SHOW SYSTEM | GREP ora_
And it gets even better with "SET PROCESS/PARSE=EXTENDED" on the Alphas... :) Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Lembark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:13 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Unix question: how to display SID and path in prompt > > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Obviously. If you had worked on VMS, why would you want to > emulate it? > > Actually the platform had a number of virtues -- file > versions not the least, along with separate system access. > DCL itself had some nice features, if they'd only added > pipes it would've been equivalent to most *NIX shells w/ > the added benefit of lexical var's. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
