VMS Help  —  PRODUCT  EXTRACT  RELEASE_NOTES
    Retrieves the release notes for the selected product or group of
    products. The name of each release notes file is preserved unless
    you override it with the /FILE qualifier.

    Format

      PRODUCT EXTRACT RELEASE_NOTES  product-name[,...] [/qualifiers]

1  –  Parameter

 product-name

    Names the product, or list of products, from which to extract
    release notes.

2  –  Qualifiers

2.1    /BASE_SYSTEM

       /BASE_SYSTEM=base-system-name

    Selects software products whose base system matches the one
    specified. The base system name identifies both a hardware
    platform and an operating system. Standard names are:

    Name          Description

    AXPVMS        Denotes an OpenVMS Alpha product.
    I64VMS        Denotes an OpenVMS I64 product.
    VAXVMS        Denotes an OpenVMS VAX product.
    VMS           Indicates a product that can be installed on more
                  than one OpenVMS platform.

2.2    /DESTINATION

       /DESTINATION=device-name:[directory-name]

    Specifies the location where the utility will place the extracted
    release notes files. If the device name is not provided, the
    default is the user's default device. If the directory name is
    omitted, or the /DESTINATION qualifier is not specified, the
    default is the user's default directory.

    The PRODUCT EXTRACT RELEASE_NOTES command ignores the
    PCSI$DESTINATION logical name whether or not you use the
    /DESTINATION qualifier.

    The /DESTINATION and /FILE qualifiers are mutually exclusive.

2.3    /FILE

       /FILE=filespec

    Specifies the name of the output file that will contain the
    release notes. If no file name is given, the original name of
    the release notes file is preserved and the file is written to
    your default directory.

    The /FILE qualifier has been superseded by /DESTINATION. VSI
    recommends that you use /DESTINATION in command procedures and
    operator instructions. See the description of /DESTINATION for
    more information.

    The /FILE and /DESTINATION qualifiers are mutually exclusive.

2.4    /KIT_ATTRIBUTES

       /KIT_ATTRIBUTES=keyword([,...])

    Selects kits by kit type or kit format, or both. Keywords are:

    FORMAT=      Designates the format of the product kit as follows:
    format-type
                 COMPRESSED  Compressed format in which a data
                             compression technique has been applied
                             to a sequential kit. A compressed kit
                             has a .PCSI$COMPRESSED file type.

                 REFERENCE   Reference format in which product
                             files exist in a directory tree. A
                             .PCSI$DESCRIPTION file in the top
                             level of the directory tree denotes a
                             reference kit.

                 SEQUENTIAL  Sequential format in which product files
                             are placed in a container file. A file
                             type of .PCSI indicates a sequential
                             kit.

    TYPE=        Specifies the type of product kit as follows:
    kit-type
                 FULL        Layered product (application) software.

                 OPERATING_  Operating system software.
                 SYSTEM

                 MANDATORY_  A required correction to currently
                 UPDATE      installed software. Functionally, this
                             type of kit is the same as a patch kit.

                 PARTIAL     An upgrade to currently installed
                             software. Installation of this kit
                             changes the version of the product.

                 PATCH       A correction to currently installed
                             software. Installation of this kit does
                             not change the version of the product.

                 PLATFORM    An integrated set of software products
                             (also called a product suite).

2.5    /LOG

       /LOG
       /NOLOG (default)

    Displays the file specification of the release notes file that is
    created.

2.6    /OPTIONS

       /OPTIONS=keyword
       /NOOPTIONS (default)

    Specifies PRODUCT command options. The keywords are:

    NOCONFIRM        Omits the confirmation dialog that asks the user
                     to verify the products that have been selected
                     for the operation.

                     The NOCONFIRM and NODEFAULT_KIT keywords are
                     mutually exclusive.

    NODEFAULT_KIT    Directs the utility to query the user instead
                     of choosing a default kit when more than one
                     kit that matches the selection criteria for the
                     product is found in the source directory path.
                     The selection criteria include the producer,
                     base system, product name, and product version
                     strings that are embedded in the file name of a
                     kit.

                     If multiple kits are found for a selected
                     product, and NODEFAULT_KIT is not specified,
                     the utility determines the default kit to use by
                     applying the following rules:

                     1. The last character of the kit's file name
                        (1-7) is used to order the kits by kit type.
                        In descending order, the precedence is as
                        follows: full, operating system, partial,
                        patch, platform, transition, and mandatory
                        update.

                     2. The file type is used to order the kits
                        by format. In descending order, the
                        precedence is as follows: compressed
                        (.PCSI$COMPRESSED), sequential (.PCSI), and
                        reference (.PCSI$DESCRIPTION).

                     3. If multiple kits are found with the same
                        file name and file type, but differ in their
                        directory path names, the case of their file
                        specifications, or their file versions, then
                        the first file found by RMS search rules
                        takes precedence.

                     The NODEFAULT_KIT and NOCONFIRM keywords are
                     mutually exclusive.

    NOVALIDATE_KIT   Disables validation of software product kits
                     that are signed and have a manifest file in the
                     source directory.

2.7    /PRODUCER

       /PRODUCER=producer-name

    Selects software products that the specified manufacturer
    produces.

2.8    /SOURCE

       /SOURCE=device-name:[directory-name]

    Specifies the disk and directory where the utility searches for
    the software product kit or kits. If /SOURCE is not specified,
    the utility searches in the location that the logical name
    PCSI$SOURCE defines. If PCSI$SOURCE is not defined, and the
    /SOURCE qualifier is not specified, PCSI searches the current
    default directory.

2.9    /SPAN_VERSIONS

       /SPAN_VERSIONS=keyword([,...])

    Selects software products whose versions match the specified
    version criteria. The keywords are:

    ABOVE=version    Selects versions greater than the version
                     specified

    BELOW=version    Selects versions less than the version specified

    MINIMUM=version  Selects versions greater than or equal to the
                     version specified

    MAXIMUM=version  Selects versions less than or equal to the
                     version specified

    The ABOVE, BELOW, MINIMUM, and MAXIMUM keywords can be
    used alone or in combination. For example, /SPAN_VERSIONS=
    (MINIMUM=V2.1,BELOW=V3.0) selects versions greater than or equal
    to V2.1 and less than (but not including) V3.0. Using the MAXIMUM
    keyword instead of BELOW would select versions that include V3.0.

2.10    /VERSION

       /VERSION=version-number

    Selects software products that have the specified version.

2.11    /WORK

       /WORK=device:[directory]

    Specifies the name of the device and directory acting as a
    temporary work area. By default, temporary files are created
    in subdirectories of the user's login directory.

3  –  Example

  $ PRODUCT EXTRACT RELEASE_NOTES XYZ /VERSION=2.3/FILE=[RN]XYZ.TXT

      The command in this example places the release notes for
      Version 2.3 of the product XYZ in a file named [RN]XYZ.TXT
      on your current default device.
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