Date:         Mon, 16 Jul 90 11:32:47 EST
Reply-To:     The NOMAD2 Discussion List
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From:         Dave Bruce
Subject:      looking for tools

I think what you are hunting for is N2 Data Dictionary. This product
does all of what you are looking for and more. I'm not sure whether
MUST SOFTWARE is actively marketing it anymore but you should give
them a call.
Something that may be helpful is a utility which I believe we got
from a SHARE tape called SCANFILE. I've included some of the help on
it below:

    This utility allows  you to find a  string or phrase that
    you KNOW is SOMEWHERE on your disk, but you can't remember
    which file it was in.

    SCANFILE can be used stand-alone or in conjunction with a CMS EXEC,
    created by the EXEC option of the LISTFILE command.

    Syntax:  SCANFILE <string> <filespecs> <outfilespecs> ( <options>

     -If <string> is not specified SCANFILE will prompt for the strings
         on the command line until a null line is entered.
     -If <filespecs> are not specified SCANFILE will look for CMS EXEC A1
     -SCANFILE will use defaults for incomplete filespecs as follows:
         fnmask EXEC A1  (fnmask HAS to be specified)

I've used it with a large system we developed using N2 and although it
was not perfect it did provide what I needed. What I did with it was
first create a CMS EXEC of all my N2 procs and then did a SCANFILE for
the string 'CALL'. I then took the output of the scan, massaged it a
little and produced a list of  "who called who".
Without too much work you could do the second part of your request via
execs or a combination of SCANFILE and procs and slists.



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