Assigns a value to a system parameter in the SYSGEN work area.

    This command does not modify parameter files, the current system
    parameter file on disk, or the active system; for information
    about performing these modifications, see the WRITE command.

    Format

      SET parameter-name  value

1  –  Parameters

 parameter-name

    Specifies the name of a system parameter. If you enter a period
    (.),  it is interpreted as a request for the system parameter
    specified in the last SET or SHOW command. See the description of
    the SHOW parameter-name command for an example of the use of the
    period in place of a parameter name.

 value

    Usually specifies an integer or the keyword DEFAULT. Integer
    values must be within the defined minimum and maximum values
    for the parameter unless the SYSGEN command DISABLE CHECKS was
    specified.

    The keyword DEFAULT specifies the default value for the
    parameter. You can display the maximum, minimum, and default
    values for any parameter with the SYSGEN command SHOW parameter-
    name.

    You can specify values for certain SYSGEN parameters in
    hexadecimal or octal radixes and for others as an ASCII string.
    To specify a value in octal or hexadecimal, precede the value
    with %O or %X, respectively. To specify a value in ASCII, enclose
    the value string in quotation marks (" ").

2  –  Qualifiers

    None.

3  –  Examples

    1.SYSGEN> SET PFCDEFAULT 20

      This command assigns a value of 20 to the PFCDEFAULT parameter.

    2.SYSGEN> SET GBLSECTIONS DEFAULT

      This command assigns the default value (40) to the GBLSECTIONS
      parameter.

4    /OUTPUT

    Establishes a file to be used for output during the session.
    By default the output is written to SYS$OUTPUT, but you can use
    SET/OUTPUT to designate a disk file.

    At any time you can direct the output back to SYS$OUTPUT by using
    the SET/OUTPUT=SYS$OUTPUT command.

    Format

      SET/OUTPUT[=]  file-spec

4.1  –  Parameter

 file-spec

    The name of the output file. The default file type is .LIS. The
    equal sign (=)  is optional.

4.2  –  Example

  SYSGEN>  SET/OUTPUT=PARAMS.LIS
  SYSGEN>  SHOW/ALL
  SYSGEN>  SHOW/SPECIAL
  SYSGEN>  EXIT

      In this example, output is directed to the file PARAMS.LIS to
      capture a complete list of all the system parameters (including
      the SPECIAL parameters reserved for VSI use) and their values.

5    /STARTUP

    Names the site-independent startup command procedure to be
    associated with a parameter file for subsequent bootstrap
    operations.

    Format

      SET/STARTUP  file-spec

5.1  –  Parameter

 file-spec

    The file specification of a startup command procedure on the
    system disk (maximum of 31 characters). The initial site-
    independent startup command procedure (as named in the software
    distribution kit) is SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP.COM.

5.2  –  Example

  SYSGEN>  SET/STARTUP SYS$SYSTEM:XSTARTUP.COM

      This command assigns SYS$SYSTEM:XSTARTUP.COM as the current
      site-independent startup command procedure.