ATTACH
Attaches to another process or subprocess. This suspends, but does not
end, your editing session. ATTACH does not create the other process or
subprocess.
Note: The ATTACH command is not supported on DECwindows unless you invoke
EVE with the /DISPLAY=CHARACTER_CELL qualifier.
Examples:
Command Purpose or Effect
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ATTACH Geoff_1 Attaches to a subprocess named Geoff_1. Process
names are case-sensitive and up to 15 characters.
You cannot use a numeric process ID.
ATTACH If you do not specify a process name, you attach to
the parent process. This is useful if you run EVE in
a subprocess as a "kept" editor.
o Using ATTACH and SPAWN commands, you can keep an editing session active
throughout your entire VMS session (or login). This makes it faster to
resume editing, but uses more system resources.
o To execute a single DCL command, use the EVE command DCL. For example,
DCL DIRECTORY/COLUMN=4 *.TXT puts the directory list of files in a
buffer in a second window. You can remove or copy the directory list
and insert it in another buffer.
Related topics:
DCL SPAWN SPELL