SUN115.2

Apart from the format, there has been little change in this document. Some points are clarified and references to out-of-date documents replaced or removed. The move from DCL to Unix is also reflected.

The main significant changes are as follows:

The DEFAULT field

(Section Quoted strings may now be given as defaults for non-primitive types - the string within the quotes will be taken as the `name'.

NEEDS

(Section ) The changes introduced with ADAM V2.0 whereby the only effect of NEEDS is to define command line positions, are reflected. There are corresponding changes to the RANGE and IN descriptions.

RANGE

(Section ) The interaction between the dynamic minimum/maximum system and the RANGE is described.

ACCEPT

(Sections and ) The ACCEPT keyword now only affects parameters for which a prompt would otherwise have been issued. Parameters may also now be forced to ACCEPT by the keyword=$\backslash$ parameter specifier or by typing `$\backslash$' in response to a prompt.

Suggested Values

The term prompt value has been replaced by suggested value which is now the preferred term.

Help Files

Appendix has been added to give details of the filenames which may be given with the HELP, HELPKEY and HELPLIB fields.

Output Parameters

Appendix has been altered to describe the simpler method of avoiding prompts for output parameters now that the type, shape and size of parameter file components will be changed automatically if necessary when a parameter value is `put'.