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If you want to run a series of Host Integration Server configuration commands, you can remove the word snacfg from each command, place the new commands in a file called a command file, then use a single snacfg command to run the entire command file. This is similar to the way a batch file works; however, a command file opens and closes the configuration file fewer times than a batch file. When a command file is run, the configuration file is opened only once, at the beginning. Then all the commands are carried out, and the configuration file is closed. In contrast, when a batch file containing snacfg commands is run, the configuration file is opened and closed multiple times, once for every command in the file.
When creating a command file, do not include the following:
The word snacfg
A path for a configuration file
A command path for another command file
A backslash inside the text string for a comment
Also, you can include long, multiline commands in a command file by ending lines with a backslash ( \ ). The backslash indicates that the string in the next line should be appended to the current command.
There are two steps for using a command file. First, create the file, either by typing the configuration commands into a plain text file, or by using the /print option as described in the next section. Then run the command file from the command prompt by typing a line with the following syntax:
[configpath]commandpath []
In the preceding syntax line, configpath is the path of the configuration file on which commands should be carried out; precede this path with the # symbol. Similarly, commandpath is the path of the command file; precede this path with the @ symbol. Use the /v (verbose) option to cause all informational messages (not just error messages) to be displayed when the command file is running. Without the /v option, only error messages are displayed.
For example, to run a series of commands that result in a listing of the links and connections in a configuration file, create a file called SNA_CMD1.TXT, containing the following lines:
link /list
connection /list