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SETCOLOR

Purpose

Syntax

SETCOLOR [state] [highlight normal] [/?]

Parameters

User Profile Command

Notes

Example

setcolor on

on - Sets the characteristics for a color monitor to display the default colors: blue for highlighted bar, bright white for highlighted text, blue for normal background color, and white for normal text and border colors.

Example

setcolor on 34 07

on 34 07 - Sets the characteristics for a color monitor to display the colors: cobalt blue for highlighted bar, red for highlighted text, black for normal background color, and white for normal text and border colors.

SETDIAL

Purpose

Syntax

SETDIAL

Notes

SETDRIVE

Purpose

Syntax

SETDRIVE [d: service-name] [/ROOT:dir1\dir2\dirn] [d /X] [/T] [/L] [/Status] [/?]

Parameters

User Profile

SETDRIVE G \\SalesReports@Marketing@WCT

SETDRIVE H \\SalesReports\Marketing

Notes

Related Commands

Example

setdrive z: "vines files@server8@servers" /r:\admin

z: "vines files@server8@servers" - Maps the user's drive z to the network file volume VINES Files@server8@Servers. Double quotation marks surround the file volume name because it contains a blank character.

/r:\admin - Maps the user's drive z to the specific \admin subdirectory as the root directory on the network file volume VINESFiles@server8@Server.

Example

setdrive f: /t "fv ads@marketing@bookco"

f: /t "fv ads@marketing@bookco" - This command issued from a user profile protects the mapping between the user's drive f and the network file volume fv ads@marketing@bookco. The user cannot delete the drive connection.

Example

setdrive m /x

m /x - Deletes the mapping between drive m and its network file volume.

Example

setdrive e /s

e /s - This command issued from a VINES 5.50 client communicating with a 5.50 file service displays the listing below. The client uses the VINES 5.50 version of the SMB protocol.

Drive E: => PTPublic@Tools@MIS
SMB Protocol: VINES 5.50

SETMAIL

Purpose

Syntax

SETMAIL service-name

Parameters

Notes

Related Commands

Example

setmail ms@basswood@servers

ms@basswood@servers - Sets the user's mail service in the user profile to the service on server basswood

Example

setmail ms@basswood@servers["George Walker@Engrg@WCTUS"]

ms@basswood@servers["George Walker@Engrg@WCTUS"] - Forwards the user's mail to the user George Walker. Double quotation marks surround the user's name because it contains a blank character.

Example

setmail smtp@basswood@servers[jgordon@stregis.com]

smtp@basswood@servers[jgordon@stregis.com] - Forwards the user's mail to the Internet user jgordon@stregis.com using the SMTP gateway.

SETMSGS

Purpose

Syntax

SETMSGS [state] [/WAIT[:duration]]

Parameters

User Profile

Notes

Related Commands

Example

setmsgs on /wait:4

on /wait:4 - Specifies that individual messages display on the workstation screen for 4 seconds.

Example

setmsgs on /wait

on /wait - Specifies that individual messages remain displayed on the workstation screen until the user clears them by pressing CTRL-X.

SETNETB

Purpose

Syntax

SETNETB [/PERMID:hex-value] [/NAME:machine-name | /NONAME] service-name

Parameters

User Profile

Notes

Related Commands

Example

setnetb /permid:af567891012b /name:machine1 netb@accounting@corpfinance

/permid:af567891012b - Specifies the unique Netbios permanent node ID af567891012b.

/name:machine1 - Specifies the unique machine name for this workstation as machine1.

netb@accounting@corpfinance - Specifies the Netbios service netb@accounting@corpfinance.

SETPRINT

Purpose

Syntax

SETPRINT pcport [state] [/P:service-name] [/FORMS:paperformat] [/D:delay | /ND] [/B:bannertext | /NB] [/M | [/S:hh:mm | /NS] [/T]

Parameters

User Profile Command

Notes

SETPRINT pcport [state] [/P:service-name]

Related Commands

Example

setprint lpt1 /p:"laser 1@shop@corp" /d:30 /b:"T. Cooper"

lpt1 /p:"laser 1@shop@corp" - Sets printer port lpt1 to the print queue laser 1@shop@corp. Double quotation marks surround the print queue name because it contains a blank character.

/d:30 - Specifies that 30 seconds of inactivity must elapse before queuing the print job to the print service.

/b:"T. Cooper" - The text, T. Cooper, appears on the banner page as the job title, unless a job is spooled with the /B switch of the BPRINT command.

Example

setprint lpt2 /p:letters@shop@corp /nb /s:18:00 /forms:laserjet-letterhead

lpt2 /p:letters@shop@corp -Sets printer port lpt2 to the print queue letters@shop@corp.

/nb -Disables the printing of a banner page.

/s:18:00 -Defers printing until 18:00 (6 p.m.).

/forms:laserjet-letterhead -Selects the paper format with the name laserjet-letterhead.

Example

setprint lpt2 /p:letters@shop@corp /nb /ns /forms: laserjet-bond /t

lpt2 /p:letters@shop@corp - This command issued from the user profile sets printer port lpt2 to the print queue letters@shop@corp

/nb - Disables the printing of a banner page.

/ns - Suppresses deferred time scheduling for printing, so that jobs print asap.

/forms: laserjet-bond - Selects the paper format with the name laserjet-bond.

/t - Protects the connection between the printer port and the print queue. The user cannot de-assign the print queue or modify the job profile.

SHOWREVS

Purpose

Syntax

SHOWREVS [servername] [/?]

Parameters

Notes

Related Commands

SNACFG

Purpose

Syntax

SNACFG service-name

Parameters

Notes

Related Commands

STDIRECT

Purpose

Syntax

STDIRECT [/C:types] [/HOTKEY:x] [/S:servername]

Parameters

F - File Volumes
L - Lists
N - Nicknames
O - Other Services
P - Printers
U - Users

User Profile Command

Notes

Related Commands

Example

stdirect /c:uln /hotkey:u

/c:uln - Specifies that only the names of users, lists, and nicknames be displayed on the workstation screen.

/hotkey:u - Assigns the STDIRECT command to the hotkey ALT-U

Example

stdirect /s:"server two"

/s:"server two" - Specifies that server two retrieve the STDA database for display at the workstation every time the user uses the STDIRECT hotkey. Double quotation marks surround the server name because it contains a blank character.

STDOFF

Purpose

Syntax

STDOFF

Notes

Related Commands

T3270

Purpose

Syntax

T3270 [/RES]

Parameters

Notes

Related Commands

TASYNCH

Purpose

Syntax

TASYNCH

Notes

Related Commands

TODOS

Purpose

Syntax

TODOS infile [outfile]

Parameters

Notes

Related Commands

TOUNIX

Purpose

Syntax

TOUNIX infile [outfile]

Parameters

Notes

Related Commands

USE

Purpose

Syntax

USE username

Parameters

Notes

USERS

Purpose

Syntax

USERS [pattern] [/R] [/O] [/L] [/C] [/A] [/?]

Parameters

*@marketing

DOS - DOS operating system

MAC - Macintosh operating system

OS/2 - OS/2 operating system

VINES revision number
Operating system
Location
Configuration information

Notes

Example

users bb /r /c

bb - Specifies that the system display the StreetTalk name of the user currently logged in to VINES who is a member of the default group and whose nickname is bb.

/r - Specifies that the system display the VINES revision number that each specified user is running

/c - Specifies that the system display VINES files configuration information for each specified user.

Example

users b*

b* - Specifies that the system display the StreetTalk name of all the users currently logged in to VINES who are members of the default group and whose names or nicknames begin with b.

Example

users b*@d

b*@d* - Specifies that the system display the StreetTalk name of all the users currently logged in to VINES whose names begin with b and are members of any group that has a name beginning with d

VCLIENT

Purpose

Syntax

VCLIENT

Notes

Related Commands

VCOPY

Purpose

Syntax

VCOPY source-pathname [destination-pathname] [/A] [/E] [/O] [/P] [/S] [/?]

Parameters

Notes

Related Commands

Example

vcopy f:\receivables t:\ /a /s /e

f:\receivables - Specifies that the system copy the specified directories and files in or below the directory receivables on drive f.

t:\ - Specifies that the system copy the specified directories and files to the root directory of drive t. The target objects are given the same names as the source objects

/a - Specifies that the system copy the access rights lists associated with the source directories and files.

/s - Specifies that the system copy subdirectories.

/e - Specifies that the system copy empty subdirectories.

Example

vcopy *.* a:\project.068\ /p

*.* - Specifies that the system copy all files in the current directory.

a:\project.068\ - Specifies that the system copy the specified files to the directory project.068 on drive a. The destination files are given the same filenames as the source files. Because the target directory does not already exist, the user supplies the terminating slash (\) to override the prompt asking whether project.068 is a filename or a directory name on the target.

/p - Specifies that the system prompt the user before copying each file.

Example

vcopy *.exe *.sav /a

*.exe - Specifies that the system copy all the files in the current directory with the extension .exe.

*.sav - Specifies that the system copy the specified files to the current directory. The destination files are given names with the same prefixes as the source files and the new extension .sav.

/a - Specifies that the system copy the access rights lists associated with the source files.

Example

vcopy sa*.* tsales.?91 /a

sa*.* -Specifies that the system copy all the files in the current directory that begin with sa.

tsales.?91 -Specifies that the system copy the specified files to the current directory. The destination files are given names with the prefix tsales and an extension made up of the first character of the source file extension appended by 91, as shown with the following directory structure:

 Before  After
 sales.1q  sales.1q
 sales.2q  sales.2q
 sales.3q  sales.3q
 sales.4q  sales.4q
 staff.lst  staff.lst
 tmsheet.doc  tmsheet.doc
   tsales.191
   tsales.291
   tsales.391
   tsales.491

/a - Specifies that the system copy the access rights lists associated with the source files.

VDIR

Purpose

Syntax

VDIR [DOS-pathnames] [/VIEW:file-system] [/SIZE] [/TIME:ttype] [/PAUSE] [/MENU] [/?]

Parameters

D - DOS and OS/2 (FAT) file systems

M - Macintosh file system

A - All of the above file systems

ACcessed - Date and time the object was last accessed

Created - Date and time the object was created.

Modified - Date and time the object was last modified.

All - All dates and times associated with the object.

Notes

Related Commands

Example

vdir

vdir - Specifies that the system list the short and associated long names of all the directories and files in the current directory.

Example

vdir f: /v:m

vdir f: - Specifies that the system list all the names of all the directories and files in the current directory on drive f.

/v:m -Specifies that the system list the Macintosh (long) names of the specified directories and files.

Example

vdir /t:m /t:c

vdir - Specifies that the system list all the names of all the directories and files in the current directory.

/t:m - Specifies that the system list all the names of all the directories and files in the current directory.

/t:c - Specifies that the system display the date and time each object
was last modified.

Example

vdir f:\bob\report*

vdir f:\bob\report* - Specifies that the system list all the names of all the directories and files with the prefix report in the directory \bob on drive f.

VFILES

Purpose

Syntax

VFILES [DOS-pathname | service-name] [/?]

Parameters

Notes

Table Notes-1. VFILES Main Menu

Related Commands

VINES

Purpose

Syntax

VINES

Notes

Table Notes-2. VINES Main Menu Choices

Related Commands

VNSERR

Purpose

Syntax

VNSERR [error-code] [/P[:xxx]]

Parameters

Table Notes-3. VNSERR Error Codes

Notes

Example

vnserr vps502

vps502 - Displays an explanation for print service error message VPS502 on the user's workstation.

Example

vnserr /p:stk

/p:stk - Prints all StreetTalk service error message help text at printer LPT1.

VRENAME

Purpose

Syntax

VRENAME DOS-pathname new-name /VIEW:file-system [/?]

VRENAME DOS-directory\ old-name new-name /VIEW:file-system [/?]

VRENAME [DOS-pathname] [/VIEW:file-system] [/?]

Parameters

D - DOS and OS/2 (FAT) file systems

M - Macintosh file system

Notes

Related Commands

Example

vrename /view:m \applica applications

/view:m - Specifies that the system rename the specified Macintosh file.

\applica - Specifies that the system rename the file having the DOS name applica in the root directory.

applications - Specifies that the system rename the file to the new Macintosh name as applications.

Example

vrename /view:m t:\product1\ "Top Leads" "Best Sales"

/view:m - Specifies that the system rename the specified Macintosh file.

t:\product1\ "Top Leads" - Specifies that the system rename the file having the Macintosh name Top Leads in the DOS directory product1 on drive t. Double quotation marks surround the filename because it contains a blank character.

"Best Sales" -Specifies that the system rename the file to the new Macintosh name as Best Sales. Double quotation marks surround the filename because it contains a blank character.

Example

vrename /view:m .\ "Research Proposal" "Project MA068"

/view:m - Specifies that the system rename the specified Macintosh file.

.\ "Research Proposal" - Specifies that the system rename the file having the Macintosh name Research Proposal in the current directory. Double quotation marks surround the filename because it contains a blank character.

"Project MA068" - Specifies that the system rename the file to the new Macintosh name as Project MA068. Double quotation marks surround the filename because it contains a blank character.

Example

vrename /view:m

/view:m -Activates the VRENAME menu in the current directory in the Macintosh file system view.

VRESTORE

Purpose

Syntax

VRESTORE

Notes

WHATZ

Purpose

Syntax

WHATZ [x]

Parameters

Notes

Related Commands

WHOAMI

Purpose

Syntax

WHOAMI

Notes

WNEWREV

Purpose

Syntax

WNEWREV /U

Parameters

Notes

Related Commands

XSTD

Purpose

Syntax

XSTD [/C:types] [/Q] [/S:servername] [/V:filename]

Parameters

F - File Volumes
L - Lists
N - Nicknames
O - Other Services
P - Printers
U - Users

User Profile Command

Notes