The only string parameters that getpars will report are TYPE, DESCRP, and the "special" parameters CP and CMPNM. See info in the file /opt/fox/bin/tools/getpars.man Mike Adams Mitsubishi Polyester Film, LLC Greer, SC USA From: "Perez, Claudio" <CPerez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on 10/31/2001 11:33 AM GMT Please respond to foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: "'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: (bcc: Mike USA9192 Adams/MFAP/USA) Subject: [foxboro] getpars tool Hi list, We are using the command getpars to query the CSA database but asking for some blocks does=B4nt work. The command we use is: getpars -UCP0901 -tCIN -mNM0:%-10.10s -mNM1:%-10-10s=20 but, although the command is correct, we got NA for NM0 and NM1. Any idea? Regads Claudio A. Perez DCS Engineer PROFERTIL S.A. ___________________________________________________________________ This list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by The Foxboro Company. Use the information obtained here at your own risk. For disclaimer, see http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html#maillist list info: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave ___________________________________________________________________ This list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by The Foxboro Company. Use the information obtained here at your own risk. For disclaimer, see http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html#maillist list info: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave