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         PIPELINE MODULE Modification 1.0108 sublevel 28 ( 1C in hex) 
 
APLxxCODE Support 32777, 3278, or 3279 as the first operand in addition
         to the encoded value (which is often supplied by FULLSCRS).
         Support additional keyword operand TEXT/APL to indicate if
         TEXT (the default) mapping or APL mapping is to be used.
 
BUILDSCR Support hexadecimal notation for the attribute bytes (the
         first four words).  The word must be *, three characters, or
         Xxxxxxx (six digits).  Support machine number for the seventh
         operand (3278 or 3277).  Add a keyword operand TEXT/APL to
         indicate if TEXT (default) or APL is to be used for the
         APL/TEXT characters.  This assumes that the seventh operand is
         1 or 2.  Delete usage note 1.  Control records can be any
         length now (but it may still be difficult to generate long
         ones).  Fix bugs and quirks.
 
PIPCMD   Support the REXX pipeline command.  Terminate with return
         code 0 even when a command consumes the last input record.
 
RUNPIPE and global/local options now support the MSGLEVEL as a decimal
         number or an X followed by hexadecimal digits.  These are
         equivalent:
 
            | runpipe msglevel x100 |
            | runpipe msglevel  256 |
 
         PIPMOD MSGLEVEL is unchanged; it only supports a decimal
         number.
 
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         PIPELINE MODULE Modification 1.0108 sublevel 24 ( 18 in hex)
 
CHOP     Support the number 0 for completeness.
 
DMSDFSRT A raw interface to DFSORT.  You must global the DFSRTLIB
         TXTLIB, ensure that variable records are |block n v|, and
         supply the RECORD statement as well.
 
FULLSCRx Issue correct message when used in a disconnected virtual
         machine (!)
 
FULLSCRC (Undocumented.)  But fixed.  (It is a replacement for FULLSCRC
         that goes to read the device rather than get CP's cached
         information.)
 
FULLSCRS Process all input records.
 
PICK     Select records that satisfy a relation.
 
         PICK [NOPAD | PAD <xorc>]
              {<spec-range>|<literal>} <op> {<spec-range>|<literal>}
         <op> is one of == ^== >> >>= << <<=.  /== and \== are synonyms
         for ^==.
 
         Select the records for which the relation holds.  Reject those
         for which it does not.
 
XRANGE   Support two operands as documented.
 
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         PIPELINE BOOK
         PIPELINE HELPLIB
         PIPELINE LIST3820
 
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         PIPELINE MODULE Modification 1.0108 sublevel 17 ( 11 in hex)
 
AGGRC    Aggregate return codes read from the primary input stream
         (one return code per record).  The aggregate return code
         is written to the output at end-of-file on the input.  If
         the write fails with a positive return code, the stage's
         return code is set to the aggregate return code; otherwise
         the stage's return code is zero.
 
         If any return code is negative, the aggregate is the minumum
         of the return codes.  Otherwise it is the maximum.
 
CP/COMMAND/CMS  The return code is now zero when a secondary output
         stream is defined.
 
DEBLOCK ONEBYTE Deblock logical records that are prefixed by a one-byte
         length field.  The length count includes the length byte.
 
FULLSCRC Like FULLSCRQ, except that a read is performed.  (FULLSCRQ uses
         CP's cached reply which may not show the current status of
         symbol sets.)
 
FULLSCRS Format additional words containing information from colour,
         highlighting, and reply modes structured fields.  The last
         word contains the cell size in pels.
 
REXXVARS Fetch a dummy variable to ensure that the get next pointer
         is reset before commencing to read variables.
 
SPEC     WRITETO deleted.
 
STARMSG  Support an input stream.  When STARMSG is not first in a
         pipeline it issues input lines as CMS commands.  It terminates
         when the input reaches end-of-file.  Thus, to issue a command
         and trap output:
 
            pipe literal <command> | starmsg
 
         or:
 
            pipe hole | starmsg <command>
 
SUBCOM   The return code is now zero when a secondary output stream is
         defined.
 
UNIQUE   Terminates earlier when its output streams are at EOF.  With
         pairwise, it no longer ignores the return code on write.
 
VARFETCH Support a secondary output stream.  When the secondary output
         is defined, the input record is copied to the secondary output
         if the variable is not exposed (or does not exist).
 
VARSET   Support a secondary output stream.  When the secondary output
         is defined, the input record is copied to the secondary output
         if the variable is not exposed (or does not exist) before it
         is set to a value.
 
XMSG     Issue the messages as COMMAND MSG.  This avoids tripping
         up when MSG is synonymed to a macro, or when MACRO is ON.
 
3270QREP Generate the data stream to perform a query for the device
         characteristics.
 
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         PIPELINE MODULE Modification 1.0107 sublevel 141 ( 8D in hex)
 
 
CMS/COMMAND Do not issue message 162 (and with garbage to boot) during
         abend processing.
 
CP       Prefix a plus to the return code written to the secondary
         stream after a command has been truncated.
 
CRC      CRC CRC-16 uses the CCITT-16 polynominum rather than the
         SDA-II one.  And vice versa.  The options were inverted.
 
REXXVARS New optional operands:
 
         WIDTH <number>
         COMMENTS <delimitedString> | NOCOMMENTS
         TOLOAD
 
         Use WIDTH <number> to extend the space for the longest
         variable.  The number is a minimum; REXXVARS may provide any
         buffer size greater than this minimum.  Thus, truncation is
         not guaranteed.
 
         Support keyword TOLOAD to indicate that the output should be
         in a format that can be passed to VARLOAD.  A delimiter is
         determined dynamically.
 
         The keyword COMMENTS specifies a delimited string that
         contains characters that should not be used for delimiters.
         The default is COMMENTS /* / (which corresponds to VARLOAD's
         default).  NOCOMMENTS specifies that all 256 EBCDIC characters
         may be used.  A message is issued if the variable and the
         comment string span all 256 characters.  When TOLOAD is
         specified, the WIDTH should be specified as 260 plus the
         length of the longest variable expected.
 
REXXVARS/STEM/VAR/VARLOAD Support MAIN to indicate that the variables
         in the environment that issued the PIPE command (or the one
         for RUNPIPE) are to be operated upon.  This allows a
         subroutine pipeline to set variables in the caller
         irrespective of the number of REXX environments in its path.
 
         A number is optional after PRODUCER and MAIN.  Zero is assumed
         if the following word is missing or not decimal.  A negative
         number is rejected.
 
STEM     hole|stem x. from 3 now sets x.0=2.  (It set it to zero
         before).
 
STEM/VAR/VARLOAD Support SYMBOLIC and DIRECT to indicate if the
         variable names are to be substituted further (default for STEM
         and VAR) or to be taken as is (default for VARLOAD).
 
VARDROP  [<number>|PRODUCER [<number>]|MAIN [<number>]]
         [SYMBOLIC | DIRECT]
 
         Drop variables in the environment specified.  The variable
         names are specified in separate input records.  Use the
         option DIRECT to drop stemmed variables reliably.  SYMBOLIC
         is the default.
 
         The input record is copied to the output after the variable
         has been dropped.  It is not an error to drop a non-extant
         variable.  Null input records are copied to the output.
 
VARFETCH [<number>|PRODUCER [<number>]|MAIN [<number>]]
         [SYMBOLIC | DIRECT]
         [NOCOMMENTS|COMMENTS <delimitedString>]
         [TOLOAD]
 
         Fetch variables from the specified environment.  The variable
         names are specified in separate input records.  Use the
         option DIRECT to fetch stemmed variables reliably.  SYMBOLIC
         is the default.
 
         The output record contains the value of the variable; when
         TOLOAD is specified, the value is prefixed the name of the
         variable (as it was in the input record) in a suitably
         delimited string (see REXXVARS).  The default is NOCOMMENTS.
         The asterisk and the blank are used as the last resort; this
         will minimise the exposure if the records are passed to
         VARLOAD.
 
         Null input records are discarded.  Null values are written.
 
VARLOAD  Support COMMENTs <delimitedString> | NOCOMMENTS.  The
         delimited string enumerates the characters that begin a
         comment.  The default is COMMENTS /* / (that is, lines
         beginning with an asterisk or a blank are ignored).
         NOCOMMENTS is a convenience for COMMENT //.
 
VARSET   Synonym for VARLOAD SYMBOLIC NOCOMMENT.  Same arguments and
         behaviour as existing VARLOAD.
 
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         PIPELINE MODULE Modification 1.0107 sublevel 121 ( 79 in hex)
 
The scanner has been cleaned out so that it does support C370 and PL/I
filters; this has been broken for about a year.
 
The NAME option is no longer truncated after 8 bytes.  This will allow
you to add further description after the name inserted by FMTP.  (And
--the difference--see these names in messages.)
 
The encoded pipeline specification now is level=2.  It adds the
original pipeline specification (if it exists) and a long name to the
PIPSCBLK data area.  This is written as part of the Event record type
04--the record is now 56 bytes.
 
> >> DISK now close the file also when the disk runs full.  (And in
         case of other errors.)
 
COLLATE  Terminate when all output streams are severed.
 
CASEI    All stages that issue "encoded" pipelines under the cover have
ELASTIC  issued them with the NOLONG option (despite it being impossible
ZONE     to do so by hand).  They now support records that are longer
         than 64K.
 
COUNT    Make RECORDS synonym for LINES.
 
CRC      Recognise the keyword COMPLEMENT.  Rolled into the main
         module.  CRC supports the options:
 
           CRC-32 (the default).  32-bit CRC using the standard which
                       originated on the AUTODIN-II network.  Also used
                       on Ethernet.
           CRC-16      The 16-bit CRC used on the 2701 DAU.
           CCITT-16    CCITT's 16-bit CRC (different from above).
           CRC-16I     Same polynominum as CRC-16, but CRC register
                       preloaded with 8000.  Used by the IUPDATE
                       command.
 
         In addition, custom CRCs can be generated.  Call for details.
 
LISTPDS  Do not write spurious lines when a library has been
         compressed.
 
REXX     Support compiled rexx in filter packages and on the input
         steams.
 
SORT     Fixed bug when (1) sorting descending (2) not all of the sort
         field is present in the records (3) records are shorter than
         16M and (4) buffer storage is not zeroed when obtained from
         CMS.  This could lead to the wrong result of the compare.
         Condition (4) requires at least RELPAGES OFF.
 
(UN)TERSE are now rolled into the main module.  The problem with
         TERSE FIXED generating a file that contains a logical record
         length of zero is fixed in the PIPELINE module, but not in
         PIPSYSF.  Use (UN)PACK as documentation until I get this one
         done.  Do remember to write the file Fixed-format!
 
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         PIPELINE MODULE Modification 1.0107 sublevel 111 ( 6F in hex)
 
The keyword STRing is now recognised wherever a delimitedString is
scanned.  The keyword indicates not to test for hex or binary.  Thus,
LOCATE STRING xABCx.  Note that CHOP/STRIP/SPLIT scan for STRING as
an alternative to ANYOF.  Thus you'll have to stutter a bit:
         chop string string xabcx
         chop anyof string xabcx
but this will continue to attract a syntax error because the string
is not hexadecimal:
         chop string xabcx
 
 
COMBINE  Support KEYLENgth <number> (instead of the number).  This
         indcates the number of leading columns that contain a key.
         Runs of records that have a common key are combined.
 
CMS/COMMAND/CP If the secondary output stream is defined, return codes
         are written to this stream after the response is written to
         the primary output.  No command string may be specified with
         the argument.  They do not terminate on unknown commands when
         they have a secondary stream, but they do terminate as soon as
         they discover that the secondary output is not connected.
 
CONSOLE  Write a blank for a null line to keep CMS 5.6 happy.
 
DEBLOCK  NETDATA should consume the last card of the file.
 
DELAY    Revert to using own timer management.  This means that PROFS
         and pipes get into each other's hair.  Just upgrade your CMS
         to ESA release 2 (CMS9).
 
DROP     Propagate eof on the output.  Support * to mean everything.
 
LOCATE and NLOCATE  Input ranges now follow the SPECs style.  That is,
         words, fields, relative to the end of the record, and what
         not.  FS <xorc> can precede a range to specify the field
         separator character.  WS <xorc> to specify the word separator
         character (blank by default).
 
RUNPIPE  Support the option MSGlevel followed by a *hexadecimal* word.
         The message level applies to the pipeline sets created by the
         runpipe stage.  Remember to set all the bits needed; to time
         stages and add message 1:
 
             literal hole | runpipe msg 2001 | cons
 
         NB:  This has been changed.  See above.
 
SPEC     I2C conversion incorrect for centuries other than 19xx.
 
         WS <xorc> to specify the word separator character (blank by
         default).  WORDSEPARATOR is the longwinded name for this
         option.
 
SPLIT    Add MINimum <number> as an option that must be specified
         before the "old" plist.  When a number is specified, SPLIT
         keeps at least that many characters together.  This is good to
         deblock a 3270 inbound data stream where the buffer addresses
         are 14-bit.  They could contain x'11'.  SPLIT MINIMUM 3 BEFORE
         11 fixes this.
 
SUBCOM   If the secondary output stream is defined, return codes are
         written to this stream (after the input record is copied to
         the primary output).  No command string may be specified with
         the argument.  SUBCOM continues also after a negative return
         code when it has a secondary stream; it terminates as soon
         as it discovers that the secondary output is not connected.
 
TAKE     Support * to mean everything.
 
VCHAR    No change to externals, but special cases have been speeded
         up considerably.  Idioms that truncate records at byte
         boundaries are now recognised (eg, VCHAR 16 16).
 
XLATE    The initial translate table is read from the secondary input
         stream when it is defined.  One record is read; it contains
         the translate table; it is padded with the remainder of the
         neutral table if requierd.  A null record (or no record) on
         the secondary input stream causes the null table to be used
         initially.  Arguments will modify this table.  There is no
         default if arguments are omitted; the assumption is that you
         then want exactly the table you provided.
 
         Input ranges now follow the SPECs style.  That is, words,
         fields, relative to the end of the record, and what not.
         FS <xorc> can precede a range to specify the field separator
         character.  WS <xorc> to specify the word separator character
         (blank by default).
 
         The ISO 8859-1 translation can now also be specified by
         codepage 819.  Codepage 850 (PC variant) is now also
         supported.  As are codepages 437, 863, and 865 (whatever they
         are).
 
XRANGE   New program.  It must be first in a pipeline.  It writes
         one record.  With no arguments that record contains 256 bytes
         that are the collating sequence ('00'x through 'ff'x).  One
         argument is allowed; it must be an XRANGE; if it is specified
         the output record contains this range of hex values.
 
3277BFRA <n> TO16BIT.  Performs the reverse mapping of the of the
         function already in 1.1.7.
 
An event record with type=13 is now issued when a stage has issued a
subroutine pipeline and is waiting for it to complete.  The data word
in this record is the reference for the pipeline specification that
the stage is waiting for.  A type-12 record is cut when the stage
is made dispatchable again.  The flag byte in the type-4 record is now
set correctly and the end and escape characters are set to blanks when
they have not been specified.  The address and length of the pipeline
specification are appended to the type-04 record (at offset 40); these
are zero for an encoded pipeline specification.
 
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         PIPELINE MODULE Modification (Version.Release/Mod) sublevel 99 ( 63 in hex)
 
CONSOLE  Write a blank for a null line to keep CMS 5.6 happy.
 
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         PIPELINE MODULE Modification 1.0107 sublevel 87 ( 57 in hex)
 
The final 1.1.7 module linked below the 16M line so that it should be
useful on CMS5 as well.
 
For enhancements from 1.1.6 (VM/ESA 1.1) see PIPELINE NEWS117 on IBMVM