ASSIST command

The ASSIST command controls the display of MSL assist windows on the member selection list panel.

Syntax

Operands

command_name

The name of the command for which you want to see an assist window. If omitted, the whole list of available MSL commands is displayed.

-DSC-                    MSL Command Assistance                          
Cmd ===>                                                                 
                                                                         
   For more details, point cursor at selected command and press ENTER    
   Enter END or CANCEL to exit                                           
   While reviewing an ASSIST example you may enter an MSL command,       
     press ENTER , and be prompted with command over the MSL display.    
                                                                         
------------------------ MAIN Commands --------------------------------  
ASSIST   ALIAS    CLONE    COMPRESS CONFIRM  COPY     COPYALL  COPYTAG   
DEFAULT  DELETE   DELETTAG DSNAME   EMPTY    EXCLUDE  EXIT     EXPDIR    
FILTER   FILTER0  FILTTAG  FILTTITL FILTUKEY FINDNAME FINDTAG  FINDTEXT  
FINDTXTG FINDTITL FINDUKEY FLIP     GENLOST  GENRECOV GENSHOW  GLOBAL    
GLOBLTAG HIDE     HIDETAG  HIDETITL HIDEUKEY INFO     INFOTAG  LIB       
LMAP     LOCATE   LOCATTAG MAPPDS   MOVE     MOVEALL  MOVETAG  PRINTMEM  
PRINTTAG PROJECT  QUIT     REFRESH  RELEASE  RENAME   RESET    RFIND     
SAVE     SCLM     SCLMPARM SET      SELECT   SELECTAG SHOWCMD  SHOWTITL  
SORT     SORTTAG  SORTTITL SORTUKEY SSI      STATS    STATSTAG SUBMIT    
SUBMTTAG SYNCHRON TAG      TAILOR   TITLE    TOTALS   TYPE     UNFILTER  
USAGE    UTIL     WHERE    WSPATH   XFER     %exec    %+ exec  !tso cmd  
!+ cmd   linecmnd MSLcmd+  MSLcmd(  MSLcmd)                              
------------------------ LINE Commands --------------------------------  
A alias  B browse C copy   D delete E edit   F xfer   G genrec H where   
I info   J submit K sclm   L lmap   M move   P print  R rename S select  
T tso    V view   W window X exclud Z stats  = repeat + tag    ( title   
) userky % exec   ! tso    * gensho

Main and Line

The command type. If Main, then the explanation is for the specified main command, if Line, then the explanation is for the specified line command. The default is Main, but if that command does not exist as a main command, then a line command is assumed.

Usage notes

ASSIST is a main command only. It cannot be used as a line command.

You may enter any main command or line command while the assist window is displayed.

Examples


A A                   - Request assistance for the ASSIST main command
A A L                 - Request assistance for the A (alias) line command
A Z                   - Request assistance for the Z (stats) line command
                        (there is no Z main command)
ASSIST COPY           - Request assistance for the Copy main command
ASSIST C              - Request assistance for the Copy main command
A C L                 - Request assistance for the Copy line command