PROCGEN: procedure generator

Description

Creates a Procedure language file for certain Wang utilities. Designed to work with earlier versions of some utilities; generated procedures may require further editing to function properly.

Categories

Program Development

Related files

PROCGEN: Object file for program.

User Instructions

Creates procedure source for selected programs and functions. Prompts for the values of each item, showing a simulated GETPARM screen. These values are then incorporated into a procedure source file, which can be edited after the session.

Besides the option to run any program, programs supported by PROCGEN include BELL, SORT, TRANSL, CONVERTC, CREATE, COPY, DISPLAY, TAPECOPY, COPY2200, DISKINIT, EDITOR, EZFORMAT, DATENTRY, REPORT, several languages, LINKER, and BACKUP. Functions supported include SET processing for most usage constants, timed use of the workstation alarm (the BELL subroutine), and SCRATCH options for files or libraries.

Since simulated screens are used by PROCGEN to capture information, PROCGEN is vulnerable to changes in the utilities it works with.

Programmer Instructions

Interactive use only.

Example of use

Since many core Wang utilities have changed very little, many can be used through PROCGEN procedures. Examples include COPY, DISPLAY, and EZFORMAT. The SET options also work well for the items covered.

For example, the CREATE option can be used to run make a procedure to control this powerful but cumbersome utility. As shown in the examples (see the sample CREATE screens, OUTPUT, INPUT, and EOJ), the PROCGEN simulation is often very close.

Comments

For another approach to procedure generation, see PROCFORM.