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Parameters

Qualifiers

Example

MONITOR CONVERT — VMS 5.0

 Converts a MONITOR recording file created with a previous version of
 the MONITOR Utility to the current MONITOR structure level. Changes
 to the recording file structure between major releases may make older
 versions incompatible. This command converts these files so that the
 current version of the MONITOR utility can play them back.

 Format:
        CONVERT[/OUTPUT=output file-spec] file-spec

Additional information available:

ParametersQualifiersExample

Parameters

 file-spec

  Specifies the name of the input MONITOR recording file to be converted
  to the current file structure level.

Qualifiers

 /OUTPUT=output file-spec

  Specifies the name of the new recording file which the current MONITOR
  utility can play back. If this qualifier is omitted, the default output
  file name is MONITOR.DAT.

Example

 MONITOR> CONVERT/OUTPUT=MONITOR_NEW.DAT MONITOR_OLD.DAT

  This command converts the recording file, MONITOR_OLD.DAT, to the new file
  structure level and creates the new recording file, MONITOR_NEW.DAT.

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