BUILD

The BUILD utility creates ASCII text files or null files. The command line format for the BUILD utility is:

Parameters:

output

The required name of the destination text file.

endchar

An optional single character that terminates the utility.

Note the following:

1. If {output} already exists, it is overwritten and no error message generated.

2. If no path specification is given for {output}, a path search is performed to determine if it already exists.

3. The assumed file type on {output} is TXT.

4. {endchar} signals the BUILD utility that this particular BUILD is complete. The character specified must be the one and only character on that line to terminate the command.

5. If {endchar} is not specified, a null entry terminates the BUILD.

6. The following error message is the only one that should ever appear during execution of the BUILD utility.

INVALID FILE SPECIFICATION

The file specification given for {output} was invalid.

See Also: BUILD Examples, Utilities