1  SET


 (B)0SET wq> COMMAND qwq> EXECUTE qqqqwqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqwq>
     x            mq> NOEXECUTE qqj                               x
     tq> DATE_FORMAT wq> DATE date-number wqqqqqqqqqqq>qqqqqqqqqwqu
     x               x                    mq> TIME time-number qj x
     x               mq> TIME time-number wqqqqqqqqqqq>qqqqqqqqqwqu
     x                                    mq> DATE date-number qj x
     tq> DICTIONARY qqq> path-name qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu
     tq> EDIT qqqwqq> KEEP qqq> n qqwqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu
     x           tqq> NOKEEP qqqqqqqu                             x
     x           mqq> PURGE qqqqqqqqj                             x
     tq> LANGUAGE language-name qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu
     tq> LINE_LENGTH qqqq> n qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu
     tq> OUTPUT qqqqwqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqwqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu
     x              mqq> file-spec qqqj                           x
     tq> NOOUTPUT qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu
     tq> RADIX_POINT radix-char qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu
     tq> VERIFY qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu
     mq> NOVERIFY qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqj

   Changes the characteristics of RDO terminal sessions. You can
   control:

   o  The execution of RDO data manipulation statements

   o  The display format for date values

   o  The number of statements to be included in the editing buffer

   o  The language to be used for date and time input and display

   o  The line length for RDO output (limited to 512 bytes)

   o  The default directory in the data dictionary

   o  The file in which the session is recorded

   o  The character representing the radix point in output displays

   o  The display of statements from a command file
 

2  More
   If you have invoked a database, you have the necessary privileges
   to use the SET statement.
 

2  COMMAND
   Specifies whether data manipulation queries you enter in an RDO
   session are executed (SET COMMAND EXECUTE) or not executed (SET
   COMMAND NOEXECUTE). SET COMMAND EXECUTE is the default.
 

3  EXECUTE
   Instructs RDO to execute the data manipulation statements you
   issue in an interactive RDO session.

   The SET COMMAND EXECUTE statement is available only in RDO.
 

3  NOEXECUTE
   Instructs RDO not to execute the data manipulation statements you
   issue in an interactive RDO session. You can use the NOEXECUTE
   option in conjunction with RDMS$DEBUG_FLAGS to examine the
   estimated cost and access strategy associated with a query.
   Although the query will not be executed, the access strategies
   will still be displayed. See the Oracle Rdb Guide to Database
   Maintenance and Performance for information on using RDMS$DEBUG_
   FLAGS.

   The SET COMMAND EXECUTE statement is available only in RDO.
 

2  DATE_FORMAT
   Specifies the output display format for date values. The date-
   number argument corresponds to numbers in the date format logical
   names used in the OpenVMS Run-Time Library routines.

   Example:

   RDO> SET DATE_FORMAT DATE 6
 

2  DICTIONARY
   Changes your default data dictionary to the path name you
   specify.

   Example:

   RDO> SET DICTIONARY 'DISK1:[DICTIONARY]CORP.DEPT3'
 

2  EDIT
   Controls the size of the editing buffer that you create when you
   use the EDIT statement with a wildcard as the parameter:


   SET EDIT KEEP n    Keep the previous n statements. Default: 20.

   SET EDIT NOKEEP    Do not save previous commands as they are
                      typed.

   SET EDIT PURGE     Continue to save commands, but purge buffer
                      now
 

2  LANGUAGE
   Changes the language to be used in date and time input and
   display. Valid entries for the language-name argument are the
   names of the collating sequences used by the OpenVMS National
   Character Set Utility.

   Example:

   RDO> SET LANGUAGE FRENCH
 

2  LINE_LENGTH_n
   Sets the line length for RDO output. Use this option to specify
   an alternate width when output is going to a file or alternate
   output device. You can specify any number for n up to 512.

   You can put a pair or set of SET LINE_LENGTH statements into a
   nested FOR loop to change the line length during the loop.
 

2  OUTPUT
   Names the default target for output. The default file type is
   LIS.

   If you specify SET OUTPUT with a file name, RDO writes its output
   to a log file that you specify. The output is also written to
   SYS$OUTPUT, which is usually the terminal. If you do not specify
   a file name, RDO writes the output only to SYS$OUTPUT. The log
   file contains both statements and results. SET OUTPUT lets you
   check the results of command procedures run in batch mode.

   Example:

   RDO> SET OUTPUT DISK2:[DEPT3]PERSONNEL.LOG
 

2  NOOUTPUT
   Closes the log file you named in the SET OUTPUT statement.
 

2  RADIX_POINT
   Changes the output displaying the radix point to the specified
   character. The radix point is the symbol that separates units
   from decimal fractions. For example, in the number 98.6, the
   period is the radix point.

   Example:

   RDO> SET RADIX_POINT ,
 

2  VERIFY
   If you specify SET VERIFY, RDO displays indirect command files at
   your terminal as you run them.

   If you specify SET NOVERIFY, RDO does not display indirect
   command files. NOVERIFY is the default setting.