Using the SEND MAP command

This list shows you what the SEND MAP command tells BMS.

The SEND MAP command tells BMS:

Which map to use (MAP option), and where to find that map (the MAPSET option)
Where to find the variable data for the map (FROM option) and how to merge it with the values from the map (MAPONLY and DATAONLY)
Which device controls to include in the data stream, and other control options
Where to put the cursor, if you want to override the position in the map definition (the CURSOR option)
Whether the message is complete or is built cumulatively (the ACCUM option)
What to do with the formatted output (TERMINAL, SET and PAGING options)

The MAP and MAPSET options are self-explanatory, and we cover most of the rest as we describe the programming steps that precede a simple SEND MAP. The last two topics require a knowledge of BMS logical message facilities, which we describe in Output disposition options: TERMINAL, SET, and PAGING.

Until we get to that point, we assume the defaults: that each SEND MAP creates one message, and we are sending that message to our own terminal.