ALERT command

Raises a system alert.

Syntax

ALERT eventID info

Syntax Elements

eventID The identifier of the required alert event, created using the realevent host command.

info A text message that will appear in the Info  field of the alert.

Restrictions

SYSMAN and SYSPROG accounts only. If you need ALERT in other accounts, you must copy it to them.

Comments

Before using the ALERT command, system alerts must be configured using the realevent host command.

Examples

ALERT 4001 "This is a test alert!"

Raises alert 4001 (previously created using realevent) and sends the additional message "This is a test alert!".

PARAM = '/PRODUCTION/INVENTORY'
OPEN PARAM TO PI95 SETTING ECODE ELSE
  EMSG = ECODE:": Cannot open file ":PARAM
  PRINT EMSG
  PERFORM "ALERT 4010 ":EMSG
END

This DataBasic program opens the file INVENTORY, which is defined on account PRODUCTION. If the file cannot be opened, an error message is printed on the terminal and system alert 4010 (previously set up using realevent) is generated, with additional text formed by concatenating the error code, an error message and the file name.