Submit in batch fails

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The question author wrote:

> Got it:
> somewhere in the login sequence, the definition of SYS$OUTPUT is reversed - which, of course, causes a loop:
>
> > sho log sys$output
> "SYS$OUTPUT" = "_NODE11$TNA972:" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
> > show log _NODE1$TNA972
> "_NODE1$TNA972" = "SYS$OUTPUT" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
> 1 "SYS$OUTPUT" = "_NODE1$TNA972:" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)

How can this be a loop as the equvialence name for SYS$OUTPUT is a terminal one?

$ show logical/full sys$output
"SYS$OUTPUT" [super,confine] = "_NODEX$NTA3:" [concealed,terminal] (LNM$PROCE
SS_TABLE)

(Terminal equivalence names are not translated.)

> In batch, this leads to:
>
> > sho log sys$output
> "SYS$OUTPUT" = "_DSA7:" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
> > show log _DSA7
> "_DSA7" = "SYS$OUTPUT" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)

Still a terminal equivalence name, though not a concealed one:

$ SET NOVERIFY
Running FELDMAN's LOGIN.COM at 2009-07-10 19:19:46.99
$ show logical/full sys$output
"SYS$OUTPUT" [super,confine] = "_DSA1:" [terminal] (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
FELDMAN job terminated at 10-JUL-2009 19:19:47.08

So how can you get a loop from this?

>
> Quite possible that SUBMIT doesn't like the circular reference (though SYS$INPUT and SY$OUTPUT refer to this device as well).
>
> We're still investigating where this definition comes from. In the mean time, the workaround is:
>
> $ oops=F$parse(";",me,,,"NO_CONCEAL") - ";"

What is "me"?

> $ if oops .nes. ""
> $ then
> $ oopsdev="_"+f$element(0,":",oops)
> $ deass/process 'oopsdev'
> ...
>
> Now submit succeeds.

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I wrote:

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Still a terminal equivalence name, though not a concealed one:

$ SET NOVERIFY
Running FELDMAN's LOGIN.COM at 2009-07-10 19:19:46.99
$ show logical/full sys$output
"SYS$OUTPUT" [super,confine] = "_DSA1:" [terminal] (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
FELDMAN job terminated at 10-JUL-2009 19:19:47.08

So how can you get a loop from this?

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Never mind. I was still thinking of the interactive case, I guess. I was thinking of SYS$OUTPUT going to DSA1 and stopping. Of course, one can use DSA1 and get into a loop. OK. Silly me. Need more sleep! Sorry to bother you.

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