Updated April 2011
ABOUT {switches}
ABOUT displays information about your A-Shell software license and environment in the format shown below. Hidden bookmark here. Select line and Shift+F9 to see/change.
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Switch |
Function |
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/L |
Causes the output to written to the file about.lst instead of the screen. |
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/R |
Forces a rebuild/recount of jobtbl.sys before displaying the information. |
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/?, /H |
Writes switch listing and usage info to the screen. |
Notes
• Details about the software license are also available from, and may be changed with, the LICENS command. For A-Shell/Windows, similar information is available for viewing (but not changing) from the Help | About menu.
• If you enter new license data and then immediately run ABOUT, it is possible that ABOUT will return incorrect license information—i.e., info that doesn't agree with the license you just entered. To correct, simply exit A-Shell, reload, and rerun ABOUT.
Example
A-Shell/32/Windows Ver. 6.5.1649.6
Release Date: 22-Oct-18
Licensed to: Smith Electronics
Serial # 3000
A-Shell Key: L2C6MDK-AR15KK-787ZXT-5JE68P7
Nodes Licensed: 5
Nodes / Jobs in Use: 1 / 1
License Options: PDFX APEX AXL ASQL
Maintenance Expiration: 20-Dec-27
INI File: c:\ashell\ash6364\miame.ini
JOBTBL.SYS File:
Spec: c:\ashell\jobtbl.sys
Created: 06-Dec-18 15:38
History
2011 April, A-Shell 5.1.1213: For ATE, the ABOUT display now clarifies that the version it is displaying at the top of the About box applies to ATE (A-Shell on the client) not to A-Shell on the server. The latter version continues to also show in the lower part of the box. The display also indicates which ASHNET library is being used, when applicable. In all cases, the license options have been made somewhat more uniform and consistent with those used when issuing license codes and those displayed by ABOUT.
Note: There remain some "license options" which appear in the "about" display but are not chargeable and/or not associated with the PIC. These include LFS (Large File Support), W32IO (a variation of the file i/o library), VI(x.x.x) (Victor Imaging library version), and possibly others.
2010 April, A-Shell 5.1.1177: ABOUT.LIT 2.2(108) now displays license options for the auxiliary ATE license. Also, when the ATE client is supplying its own license even though the server offers server-based licensing, a warning message now displays at the end of the ABOUT display.