1 EXPORT_NODE_INFORMATION
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This function extracts node registration information for some set of nodes
and writes it to a text file.  Once the information has been exported, it
can be:

 - Used for reporting or database maintenance purposes.

 - Used to make network-wide changes, such as modifying the NSAP IDP
   value, by editing the text file and using the MODIFY feature of the
   IMPORT command.

 - Used to move node information from one directory service to another,
   using the REGISTER, UPDATE, or REPLACE features of the IMPORT command.

 - Used to verify that the addressing information in one directory
   service is the same as in another directory service, using the VERIFY
   feature of the IMPORT command.

 - Used to remove node information from a directory service, using the
   DEREGISTER feature of the IMPORT command.
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2 Directory_Service
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This field specifies the directory service that contains the node
registration to be exported.  The service must be one of:

    LOCAL
    DECDNS
    PHASEIV

The service type can be abbreviated, as long as the abbreviation is
unique.
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2 Node_Name_or_Address
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This field specifies the identification of the nodes to be exported.
The node identification can be one of:

    The fully specified name for the node in the directory service.
    The Phase IV synonym for the node.
    One of the NET or NSAP addresses for the node.
    The Phase IV address (and optional Phase IV prefix) for the node.

Wildcards are allowed in names and addresses.
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3 Names
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The node to be exported can be specified using its full name or its
Phase IV synonym.

The syntax of a fully specified name depends on the directory service
being used.  Examples of fully specified names might be:

    For Local:      MailHub
    For DECdns:     MyCo:.Sales.MailHub
    For Phase IV:   MLHUB

An example of a Phase IV synonym for any of the above might be:

    MLHUB

Wildcards are allowed in the node name using an asterisk (*).  For
example:

    For Local:      Mail*
    For DECdns:     MyCo:.Sales.Mail*
    For Phase IV:   ML*

The wildcard character can come anywhere in the last part of the name.
Only a single wildcard character is allowed.
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3 Addresses
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The node to be exported can be specified using one of its NETs (or
NSAPs), or its Phase IV address.

An NET is an NSAP address value with an N-Sel value of "00" (indicating
that it is independent of the type of transport service in use on the
node).  If you specify an NSAP instead of an NET, it is converted to an
NET before it is used.

  DNA format:  <afi>:<idi>:<predsp>-<locarea>:<nodeid>:00
  OSI format:  <afi><idi>+<predsp><locarea><nodeid>00

Examples of NETs might be:

  DNA format:  39:840:0001:AA-00-04-00-05-04:00
  OSI format:  39840+0001AA000400050400

If the node has a Phase IV address, that can be used instead of an NET.

  Format:      <area>.<nodeid>
               <area>.<nodeid>+<prefix>

This is internally converted to an NET, using the Phase IV prefix value.
The Phase IV prefix value can be specified with the Phase IV address,
or set as a default using the preferences form.

Examples of a Phase IV address might be:

  1.5                                Uses the default Phase IV prefix
  1.5+39:840                         Uses an explicit Phase IV prefix

Wildcards are allowed in the NET or Phase IV address using an asterisk.
The wildcard character must replace either the node id, or the local
area and the node id.  For an NET containing a wildcard, do not specify
an N-Sel value.

  39:840:0001:*   (or 39840+0001*)   Wildcard the node id
  39:840:*        (or 39840+*)       Wildcard the local area and node id

  1.*                                Wildcard the node id
  *.*                                Wildcard the area and node id
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2 File_Name
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This field specifies the name of the text file to contain the exported
information.

See the MAIN_MENU EXPORT_FILE topic for more information on the contents
of this file.
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