THE BATCH UTILITY This utility permits a user to execute a stream of commands without terminal dialogue Batch control language statements consist of a command field, specification field(s), and a comment field. BATCH COMMANDS: $JOB which begins a job $EOJ which ends a job $BASIC which executes BASIC-PLUS or BASIC-PLUS II compiler executes a system utility function $RUN executes a program $DATA which begins data images $EOD ends data images $MESSAGE which logs message on operator services console $MOUNT which assigns a device $DISMwhich deassigns a device $COBOL executes the COBOL compiler $SORT executes the SORT-11 Program $FORTRAN executes FORTRAN compiler $DELETE deletes files $COPY copies files $PRINT queues a file for the default line printer $DIRECTORY lists a file directory $CREATE creates a file from data in the input stream TO RQUEST THE RUNNING OF A JOB: Use the QUEUE Program. Type: RUN $QUE Q BA:BATJOB=filename,filename1,filename2 The three files become one stream of batch commands. A log file BATJOB.LOG keeps a log of what the batch processor is doing or has done.