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Displays the message classes that are currently affected by the SET BROADCAST command.

Format

SHOW BROADCAST

Parameters

None.

Description

The SHOW BROADCAST command tells which classes of messages are being screened from your terminal by the SET BROADCAST command. If some messages are enabled by the SET BROADCAST command, but these messages will not be displayed because your terminal is set NO BROADCAST, an informational message is displayed.

Qualifier

/OUTPUT[=filespec]

/NOOUTPUT

Controls where the output of the command is sent. If you do not enter the qualifier, or if you enter the /OUTPUT qualifier without a file specification, the output is sent to the current process default output stream or device, identified by the logical name SYS$OUTPUT.

If you enter the /OUTPUT qualifier with a partial file specification (for example, specifying only a directory), SHOW is the default file name and .LIS is the default file type. The asterisk (*) and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters are not allowed.

If you enter the /NOOUTPUT qualifier, output is suppressed.

Examples

$ SET BROADCAST=ALL
$ SET TERMINAL/NOBROADCAST
$ SHOW BROADCAST
Broadcasts are enabled for all classes
Terminal is set "No Broadcast", no broadcast messages
will be displayed.

      

The display in this example shows that all message classes are enabled for broadcast, but that these messages will not be received because the terminal is set NO BROADCAST.

$ SHOW BROADCAST
Broadcasts are currently disabled for:
    MAIL
      

The SHOW BROADCAST display in this example indicates that SET BROADCAST=NOMAIL is in effect.

$ SET BROADCAST=(NOALL,USER1)
$ SET TERMINAL/NOBROADCAST
$ SHOW BROADCAST
Broadcasts are currently disabled for:
    GENERAL
    PHONE
    MAIL
    QUEUE
    SHUTDOWN
    URGENT
    DCL
    OPCOM
    USER2
    USER3
    USER4
    USER5
    USER6
    USER7
    USER8
    USER9
    USER10
    USER11
    USER12
    USER13
    USER14
    USER15
    USER16
Terminal is set "No Broadcast", no broadcast messages
will be displayed.

      

This example shows the display you see when messages from USER1 are enabled, but will not be received, because the terminal is set NO BROADCAST.

$ SET BROADCAST=NONE
$ SHOW BROADCAST
Broadcasts are disabled for all classes

      

This example shows the display you see when SET BROADCAST=NONE is in effect.