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String too long to write into file

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Name: RockRock
Date: December 1, 2006 at 03:05:21 Pacific
OS: OpenVMS V7.3-2
CPU/Ram: NA
Product: NA
Comment:

I would like to prepare a scripts for writing a string (longer than 255 chars) into a file. However, a error prompted due to 'element too long'.

Script:
write d_file f$extract(0,256,content)
Error:
%DCL-W-TKNOVF, command element is too long - shorten


Then, I tried to use 'write/symbol' instead of just 'write'. However, another error is prompted.

Error:
%DCL-W-PARMDEL, invalid parameter delimiter - check use of special characters


Please help. Thanks.




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Response Number 1
Name: Waxinator
Date: December 2, 2006 at 08:14:11 Pacific
Reply:

Use:
$ WRITE /SYMBOL d_file .....


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Response Number 2
Name: Waxinator
Date: December 2, 2006 at 08:36:10 Pacific
Reply:

$ content = f$fao("!500*X")
$ open /write d_file xes.dat
$
$ line = f$extract(0,256,content)
$ write /symbol d_file line
$ close /nolog d_file


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