ROBOT error messages

[Aaron Lewis_1]

I am writing some DCL for ROBOT management and I want to suppress this message:

ROBOT $2$GGA0: is not responding: SCSI Reservation Conflict.

It is the result of a failed RESERVE command. I turn off system messages with the SET MESS command, and redirect SYS$OUTPUT, OPCOM is disable, and the Terminal has ALL broadcast messages classes disable, but it still shows up on screen.

Any idea what else I can turn off?

[Anton van Ruitenbeek]

Aaron,

Are you on console ?

AvR

[labadie_1]

redirect sys$error
you have already done
$ set term/nobroad
add
$ set broa=none

[Aaron Lewis_1]

I tried redirecting sys$error, but no good. The message still shows up.

And no, I am not on the console.

[Anton van Ruitenbeek]

Aaron,

I have a DCL procedure written using the ROBOT tool and I always redirect sys$output !
Whit this tool I can init/insert new tape when needed using OPCOM (unattended)/export tape in IO slot/import tape from IO slot/replace tape when neede using OPCOM/clean tapeunit all in a robot environment.
The procedure runs unattended and is self forfilling using the OPCOM needs.
You can do 'your things' by asking it true OPCOM.
Options are:
Please mount
Robot dismount
Robot export
Robot import
Robot clean
Robot reset
Robot check

If you want you may have it.
All is aranged and checked by system (if possible cluster) logicals. So only one node in a whole cluster manage the robot(s). This is be done because some robots can't deal with more then one questionary.
All error messages will be send to predecided users/email services and all (necessery) messages can be redirected to users/email services.
The tool is running for several years now and works fine. Even for people who never used or know how to use a robot and the robot tool itself.
The major thing is that the label on the end of the tape (hardware) must be filled so this tool manage that the softwarelabel will be the same as the hardwarelabel.
I use LAT for a fake OPCOM-terminal and OPCOM for stearing the procedure.

AvR

[Anton van Ruitenbeek]

As add to my last message, using this tool you don't need to modify any backup routines or other procedures because this procedure will use the default OPCOM from default VMS.

AvR

[Verne Britton]

Dear Anton,

Sounds like a very useful routine ... can you post it here or make it available for all of us (maybe a future Freeware contribution as well) ??

Verne

[Aaron Lewis_1]

Anton, It sounds like a very useful tool, and I would like to see it. We are in the middle of a LAT retirement project, so I would have to make some changes to make it work over IP. If you could post it here that would be great.

However, I still would like to know how to suppress the error messages generated by ROBOT commands. Redirecting sys$output & sys$error have no effect, neither does turning off system messaging (SET MESS) or disabeling broadcast meassages.

[Jur van der Burg]

Did you redirect sys$output and sys$error at the same time? You may need to redirect both to suppress the message.

Jur.

[Jan van den Ende]

Anton,

remember to rename the .COM to .TXT before appending!

(And I _KNOW_ this tool! I use it. It is just GREAT!)

Aaron, I would say. the post he attaches this procedure to deserves the full ten points!

OTOH, Anton, maybe it also deserves to be posted at DCL.OPENVMS.ORG?

Proost.

Have one on me.

jpe

[Anton van Ruitenbeek]

I will ad the routine, but first I will translate it to english (at least the part who are interested).

AvR

[Ian Miller.]

and do post it at dcl.OpenVMS.Org

[Anton van Ruitenbeek · Accepted solution]

Hello everybody,

Hereby the promissed procedure. I changed all the messages into possibility to modify this into your own language by using a file .LNG_.
The procedure checks everything before starting. The mayor part is to have a file .MAIL_DIS containing a mailing distributionlist.
The header of the procedure explains (I hope) everything.
If not, please contact me.
I modified the file (by using a uncomment procedure) so it's not very easy to modify so please contact me for any modifications.
The tool is tested on my own system, but I don't have any robot and is tested (for basic functions) with one of my old costumers.

AvR

[Anton van Ruitenbeek]

And hereby the message file for UK.
Extract this into .LNG_UK

AvR

[Verne Britton]

ANTON: I mean no disrespect, but as a native English (US) speaker, I have some suggestions for your .LNG_UK file ... what format can I give these to you, and where to post/send them ?

And depending on how picky I have been, this could lead to the creation of a .LNG_US file :-)

Respectfully,

Verne
verne@wvnet.edu

[Anton van Ruitenbeek]

Verne,

Thank you for being so hard for me. As you (probably already) know, English isn't my best language.
You may change the LNG file into any good sence and post it by this session.
You may also send any information to my address and maybe we can do some of this session off line.

Anton van Ruitenbeek aka AvR
openvms@van-ruitenbeek.nl

[Aaron Lewis_1]

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