D'oh! Sorry - thanks for catching the typo. I typed it correctly on 7.3, but wrong on 8.3. Time for sleep methinks :) Ian On 2013-02-18, at 10:58 PM, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: On 19 Feb 2013, at 01:57, Ian McLaughlin <ian at platinum.net> wrote: Johnny, The script appears to work as advertised on VAX VMS 7.3. However, on Alpha VMS 8.3, I get this: $ @mim::fix.cmd FIX.COM, instead. %DCL-W-MAXPARM, too many parameters - reenter command with fewer parameters \NAME\ %DCL-W-MAXPARM, too many parameters - reenter command with fewer parameters \NAME\ %DCL-W-MAXPARM, too many parameters - reenter command with fewer parameters \NAME\ (etc) Any ideas? Ian On 2013-02-18, at 5:02 PM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote: On 2013-02-19 01:48, Ian McLaughlin wrote: Yes, I would like this. I assume that you are the authoritive list, so I have no need to keep any data on my end. A generic script that I can execute on the command line that clears and updates all in one would be great. Ok. Done. For VMS users, just grab MIM::FIX.COM, and run it under DCL, with appropriate privileges, and you'll have an up-to-date nodename database. Johnny Thanks. Ian Sent from my iPad On 2013-02-18, at 4:36 PM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote: On 2013-02-19 01:29, Johnny Billquist wrote: On 2013-02-18 19:28, Ian McLaughlin wrote: On 2013-02-18, at 10:19 AM, "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" <system at TMESIS.COM> wrote: $ PIPE MCR NCP < FIX.CMD When I do this, I get a bunch of errors like: %NCP-W-INVPVA, Invalid parameter value , Name Remote node = 32.5 (YELLOW) Am I doing something wrong? Nope. (This on a VMS box with a rather outdated nodename database): $ mcr ncp NCP>sho nod yellow Node Volatile Summary as of 19-FEB-2013 01:26:09 Node State Active Delay Circuit Next node Links 32.5 (YELLOW) ISA-0 1.13 (MIM) NCP>tell mim sho nod yellow Node Volatile Summary as of 19-FEB-2013 01:26:16 Node State Active Delay Circuit Next node Links 13.5 (YELLOW) Notice that the node YELLOW already exists, but with another number. That cause an error when you try and set it. You need to clear nodes where you see that error. By the way, I could do a generic clear in the VMS command procedure, before starting the defines. Would people prefer that? Johnny -- Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol --- Filter service subscribers can train this email as spam or not-spam here: http://my.email-as.net/spamham/cgi-bin/learn.pl?messageid=76F0C5CA7A2C11E29… -- Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol --- Filter service subscribers can train this email as spam or not-spam here: http://my.email-as.net/spamham/cgi-bin/learn.pl?messageid=2190C4B47A3011E28… --- Filter service subscribers can train this email as spam or not-spam here: http://my.email-as.net/spamham/cgi-bin/learn.pl?messageid=DAD6594E7A6111E28…