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PML Basic Part 1

10 APR
To start out, I wanted to introduce the Dollar $ symbol and its meanings

$M = Runs a macro in pdms

$! = Evaluate a varieble
$. = Terminates a macro
$S = Defines a synonym
$G = Defines a global synonym
$S- = Turns synonyms off
$S+ = Turns synonyms On
$QS = Queary’s the synonyms
$H = Help
$Q = Another syntax help
$P = Prints a line to your command line
$$ = Adds a $ symbol
$D = Default argument value

To turn the pml trace on and off I use

$R To turn trace Off
$R6 To turn trace On
$R109

When using the Tracking, you might want to use the alpha log command first. Try this.

Alpha log /C:/test.txt over

By adding the over, I am overwriting any file with the name Test.txt

Turn trace on
$R6

Than, using the pull downs

Modify > Name

The modify name form will come up and your command line filled with text.
$R
To turn off the Trace

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Alpha log end

To end the log

$R<n>

1 = Tracing to shell window (default)

2 = Tracing to requests window
4 = Tracing of only input lines executed
8 = Tracing of all input lines
16 = Tracing without $ expresion (default off)
32 = Tracing includes line numbers
64 = Tracing of macro/function changes
100 = General Debugging
102 = capture trace in ALPHA LOG

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Posted by pdmsmacro on April 10, 2012 in PDMS Training and Knowledge

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2 responses to “PML Basic Part 1”

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pdmsmacro

July 4, 2014 at 1:28 am

Thanks Joyce

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