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PIPE INTERPRT
Syntax
Synonyms
INTERPRT:
INTERPRT
*
Stage Name Synonym
INTERPRT INT
Command Description
INTERPRT builds stages from stage specifications that you supply to the PIPE
command as its current message. You can use INTERPRT when creating your stage
specifications dynamically, or when your PIPE command is too long for the
processing environment. For example, the NetView Command List Language
restricts commands to 240 characters. If your pipeline specification is longer than
this, you can create a multiline message, each line of which is a complete stage
specification. You provide this message to your PIPE command generally by using
another, outer pipeline.
Streams
The stage specifications coded must be considered to be complete stage
specifications. The INTERPRT stage does not expect any stage separator or escape
characters to be supplied, and any encountered is taken literally. However, it can
be appropriate for the complete stage specification to contain a stage separator, or
escape character within it, such as is appropriate if a complete PIPE command is
coded on the NETVIEW stage.
Often, the stages are read into the pipeline by way of the STEM stage. They are
processed by the INTERPRT stage as an inner pipeline in a PIPE-within-a-PIPE
structure.
Stream Type Number Supported
Input 1
Output 1
Termination Conditions
INTERPRT modifies the stages in the current message. Because it is a pipeline
builder stage, INTERPRT does not have its own termination conditions. See the
information on the stages INTERPRT is modifying for termination conditions.
Operand Descriptions
PIPE INTERPRT
* Specifies that the current message is to be processed by INTERPRT. Asterisk (*)
is the default.
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