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The execute login statement displays a message when the product is installed or reconfigured, informing the installer that the specified commands need to be added to the login command procedure of every user of this product.

Syntax

Parameter

(command,...)

Indicates the commands that the utility displays in a message to the user.

Description

The execute login statement displays a message when the product is installed or reconfigured, advising the installer that the specified commands need to be added to the login command procedure of every user of this product. The specified commands are not run during the installation or reconfiguration operation. The message is displayed after the operation has completed successfully.

The execute login statement is a utility directive and does not specify a managed object.

Example

execute login "$ @USER_START" ;

      

In this example, the execute login statement displays the following message to users:

Users of this product require the following lines in their login procedure:
    $ @USER_START
      

The execute postinstall statement specifies commands to execute when the product is installed or reconfigured. These commands are run after any commands from execute install... and execute start... statements are run.

Syntax

Parameter

(command,...)

Indicates the command that the utility passes to the command interpreter in the execution environment.

Option

interactive

Allows communication between the user and the specified command or command procedure executing in a subprocess.

uses (file,...)

Indicates the files required to execute the commands you specified in the command parameter. Use a separate file statement to specify required files that are permanently placed in the user's destination directory tree; use the uses option to specify required files that are placed in a temporary directory and deleted after use. By default, this statement does not require files.

Description

The execute postinstall statement specifies commands to execute when the product is installed or reconfigured. These commands are run after any commands from execute install... and execute start... statements are run.

You specify actions to perform by including one or more DCL command lines in the execute postinstall statement. These commands are passed for execution to the DCL interpreter running in a subprocess. Enclose each action, whether specified as a single DCL command or a command procedure, in double
quotes (" "). If more than one action is given, use parentheses to enclose the list.

If you want your commands to prompt the user and accept the user's input, specify the execute postinstall statement with the interactive option. The interactive option causes all output from DCL to be displayed, unless you prevent it. In contrast, when the interactive option is not specified, output generated by DCL commands is displayed only for lines that are interpreted as DCL messages, that is, those beginning with a percent sign (%) in column one.

If you need files for the execute postinstall statement, specify them in the uses option or in separate file statements. Each file you specify with the uses option must be present in the product material.

Note that the uses option will not cause the listed files to be placed permanently in your file system. As soon as the installation operation completes, the files listed with the uses option are deleted. For this reason, you must use the file statement for this execute operation, and any other operation, in which you want your execute command procedures placed permanently in your file system.

The execute postinstall statement causes the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility to define logical names for use by the subprocess that executes the specified commands. The commands should use these logical names to reference files, as follows:

• PCSI$SOURCE is a subdirectory in the root format under the user's login directory that points to the location of the files specified by the uses option. This logical name is defined for the subprocess in which product-supplied commands execute. It is not the same PCSI$SOURCE logical name that can be defined by a user, in the user's process, pointing to the location of a product kit.
• PCSI$DESTINATION is a root directory specification that points to the root directory for the current scope where product material will be placed.
• PCSI$SCRATCH is a subdirectory under the user's login directory that can be used by commands for temporary working space. This directory and any files placed in it are automatically deleted at the end of the operation.

The execute postinstall statement is a utility directive and does not specify a managed object.

Example

execute
    postinstall "@pcsi$source:[sysupd]product_cleanup.com"
    uses [sysupd]product_cleanup.com ;
      

In this example, the execute postinstall statement sets up a command procedure to run after the product is installed. The uses option specifies the file name of the command procedure that is deleted after use.

The execute post_undo statement specifies commands to execute when one or more patch kits are uninstalled by executing the PRODUCT UNDO PATCH command. These commands are run after all directories, files, and modules are processed.

Syntax

Parameter

(command,...)

Indicates the commands that the utility passes to the command interpreter after uninstalling patch kits indicated in the recovery data set being processed.

Options

interactive

Allows communication between the user and the specified command or commands executing in a subprocess.

uses (file,...)

Indicates the files required to execute the commands you specified in the command parameter. The files listed with the uses option are placed in a temporary directory only when they are needed for the execution and are deleted after use. Note that all of the files needed to execute the commands you specified in the command parameter must also be listed with a separate file statement.

Description

The execute post_undo statement specifies commands to execute when one or more patch kits are uninstalled by executing the PRODUCT UNDO PATCH command. These commands are run near the end of operation, after all directories, files, and modules are processed. This statement is useful for automatically running a command procedure to perform cleanup or restore the system environment after one or more patch or mandatory product updates have been removed.

You specify actions to perform by including one or more DCL command lines in the execute post_undo statement. These commands are passed for execution to the DCL interpreter running in a subprocess. Enclose each action, whether specified as a single DCL command or a command procedure, in double quotes. If more than one action is given, use parentheses to enclose the list.

Enclosing the execute post_undo statement in a scope group (consisting of scope and end scope statements) has no effect on the way execute post_undo commands are processed.

If you want your commands to prompt the user and accept the user's input, specify the execute post_undo statement with the interactive option. The interactive option causes all output from DCL to be displayed, unless you prevent it. In contrast, when the interactive option is not specified, output generated by DCL commands is displayed only for lines that are interpreted as DCL messages; that is, those beginning with a percent sign (%) in column one.

If you need files for the execute post_undo statement, you must specify each one of them with the file statement. In addition, if you want to place files needed for the execute post_undo statement in a temporary directory and delete them immediately after use, specify them with the uses option.

There are certain restrictions on the use of the execute post_undo statements:

• They can be packaged in a product kit only if the product is of a patch or mandatory update type.
• Only one execute post_undo statement is allowed per product.

The DCL commands supplied with the execute post_undo statement are not executed during the product installation; they are merely registered in the patch recovery data set description file for use in the PRODUCT UNDO PATCH operation.

The execute post_undo statement causes the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility to define logical names for use by the subprocess that executes the specified commands. The commands should use these logical names to reference files, as follows:

• PCSI$SOURCE is a subdirectory in the root format under the user's login directory that points to the location of the files specified by the uses option. This logical name is defined for the subprocess in which product-supplied commands execute.
• PCSI$DESTINATION is a root directory specification that points to the root directory where the patch or mandatory update product material was placed in the installation operation.
• PCSI$SCRATCH is a subdirectory under the user's login directory that commands can use for temporary working space. The utility automatically deletes this directory and any files placed in it at the end of the operation.

The execute post_undo statement is a utility directive and does not specify a managed object.

Example

file [SYSUPD]EXEC_POST_UNDO.COM ;
execute post_undo "@PCSI$SOURCE:[SYSUPD]EXEC_POST_UNDO.COM"
        uses [SYSUPD]EXEC_POST_UNDO.COM ;

      

In this example, the execute post_undo statement sets up a command procedure to run after the patch kit files are removed from the system as a result of the PRODUCT UNDO PATCH command execution. The uses option specifies the file name of the command procedure that is deleted after use.

The execute preconfigure statement specifies commands to execute after the user has selected the product for installation or reconfiguration, but before the user is asked to select options for the product.

Syntax

Parameter

(command,...)

Indicates the commands that the utility passes to the command interpreter in the preconfiguration environment.

Option

interactive

Allows communication between the user and the specified command or commands executing in a subprocess.

uses (file,...)

Indicates the files required to execute the commands you specified in the command parameter. Files for the execute preconfigure statement cannot be supplied by a separate file statement because execute preconfigure is processed before files are copied to the target disk.

Description

The execute preconfigure statement specifies commands to execute after the user has selected the product for installation or reconfiguration, but before the user is asked to select options for the product. This statement is useful for automatically running a command procedure in preparation for installing your product. This command procedure is packaged in the kit and is run before the standard configuration dialog with the user begins. The execute preconfigure statement gives you the ability to do such things as probe the system environment, ask the user questions, and define logical names for use later in the processing of logical name functions. The ability to conditionally provide product material, or to perform other actions based on decisions made at the very start of the operation, is a powerful and flexible mechanism.

Note If you want to use logical name functions, the logical names must be either defined by the action of execute preconfigure statements, or by the user before the installation or reconfiguration operation is initiated.

You specify actions to perform by including one or more DCL command lines in the execute preconfigure statement. These commands are passed for execution to the DCL interpreter running in a subprocess. Enclose each action, whether specified as a single DCL command or a command procedure, in double quotes. If more than one action is given, use parentheses to enclose the list.

Enclosing the execute preconfigure statement in a scope group (consisting of scope and end scope statements) has no effect on the way execute preconfigure commands are processed.

If you want your commands to prompt the user and accept the user's input, specify the execute preconfigure statement with the interactive option. The interactive option causes all output from DCL to be displayed, unless you prevent it. In contrast, when the interactive option is not specified, output generated by DCL commands is displayed only for lines that are interpreted as DCL messages, that is, those beginning with a percent sign (%) in column one.

If you need files for the execute preconfigure statement, specify them in the uses option. Each file you specify with the uses option must be present in the product material.

Note that the uses option will not cause the listed files to be placed permanently in your file system. As soon as the installation operation completes, the files listed with the uses option are deleted.

The execute preconfigure statement causes the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility to define logical names for use by the subprocess that executes the specified commands. The commands should use these logical names to reference files, as follows:

• PCSI$SOURCE is a subdirectory in the root format under the user's login directory that points to the location of the files specified by the uses option. This logical name is defined for the subprocess in which product-supplied commands execute. It is not the same PCSI$SOURCE logical name that can be defined by a user, in the user's process, pointing to the location of a product kit.

  Note The utility does not define the PCSI$DESTINATION logical name for use by the execute preconfigure commands because the destination is not finalized when the execute preconfigure statement is processed. In certain situations, such as installing a patch kit or re-installing the same version of a product, the actual destination is determined later during the configuration phase.

• PCSI$SCRATCH is a subdirectory under the user's login directory that commands can use for temporary working space. The utility automatically deletes this directory and any files placed in it at the end of the operation.

The execute preconfigure statement is a utility directive and does not specify a managed object.

Example

execute preconfigure "@PCSI$SOURCE:[SYSUPD]EXEC_PREC.COM"
        uses [SYSUPD]EXEC_PREC.COM ;

      

In this example, the execute preconfigure statement sets up a command procedure to run before the product configuration begins. The uses option specifies the file name of the command procedure that is deleted after use.

The execute pre_undo statement specifies commands to execute when one or more patch kits are uninstalled by executing the PRODUCT UNDO PATCH command. These commands are run before any directories, files, and modules are processed.

Syntax

Parameter

(command,...)

Indicates the commands that the utility passes to the command interpreter prior to uninstalling patch kits indicated in the recovery data set being processed.

Options

interactive

Allows communication between the user and the specified command or commands executing in a subprocess.

uses (file,...)

Indicates the files required to execute the commands you specified in the command parameter. The files listed with the uses option are placed in a temporary directory only when they are needed for the execution and are deleted after use. Note that all of the files needed to execute the commands you specified in the command parameter must also be listed with a separate file statement.

Description

The execute pre_undo statement specifies commands to execute when one or more patch kits are uninstalled by executing the PRODUCT UNDO PATCH command. These commands are run before any directories, files, and modules are processed. This statement is useful for automatically running a command procedure in preparation for uninstalling one or more patch or mandatory product updates. The execute pre_undo statement gives you the ability to do such things as ask the user questions, probe, or set the system environment before a patch kit is uninstalled.

You specify actions to perform by including one or more DCL command lines in the execute pre_undo statement. These commands are passed for execution to the DCL interpreter running in a subprocess. Enclose each action, whether specified as a single DCL command or a command procedure, in double quotes (" "). If more than one action is given, use parentheses to enclose the list.

Enclosing the execute pre_undo statement in a scope group (consisting of scope and end scope statements) has no effect on the way execute pre_undo commands are processed.

If you want your commands to prompt the user and accept the user's input, specify the execute pre_undo statement with the interactive option. The interactive option causes all output from DCL to be displayed, unless you prevent it. In contrast, when the interactive option is not specified, output generated by DCL commands is displayed only for lines that are interpreted as DCL messages; that is, those beginning with a percent sign (%) in column one.

If you need files for the execute pre_undo statement, you must specify each one of them with the file statement. In addition, if you want to place files needed for the execute pre_undo statement in a temporary directory and delete them immediately after use, specify them with the uses option.

There are certain restrictions on the use of the execute pre_undo statements:

• They can be packaged in a product kit only if the product is a patch or mandatory update type.
• Only one execute pre_undo statement is allowed per product.

The DCL commands supplied with the execute pre_undo statement are not executed during the product installation; they are merely registered in the patch recovery data set description file for use in the PRODUCT UNDO PATCH operation.

The execute pre_undo statement causes the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility to define logical names for use by the subprocess that executes the specified commands. The commands should use these logical names to reference files, as follows:

• PCSI$SOURCE is a subdirectory in the root format under the user's login directory that points to the location of the files specified by the uses option. This logical name is defined for the subprocess in which product-supplied commands execute.
• PCSI$DESTINATION is a root directory specification that points to the root directory where the patch or mandatory update product material was placed in the installation operation.
• PCSI$SCRATCH is a subdirectory under the user's login directory that commands can use for temporary working space. The utility automatically deletes this directory and any files placed in it at the end of the operation.

The execute pre_undo statement is a utility directive and does not specify a managed object.

Example

file [SYSUPD]EXEC_PRE_UNDO.COM ;
execute pre_undo "@PCSI$SOURCE:[SYSUPD]EXEC_PRE_UNDO.COM"
        uses [SYSUPD]EXEC_PRE_UNDO.COM
        interactive ;

      

In this example, the execute pre_undo statement sets up a command procedure to run before patch kit files are removed from the system as a result of the PRODUCT UNDO PATCH command execution. The uses option specifies the file name of the command procedure that is deleted after use. The interactive option allows dialog between the user and the command procedure.