1 SPAWN Creates a subprocess of the current process. Portions of the current process context are copied to the subprocess. Format SPAWN [command-string] 2 Parameter command-string Specifies a command string of less than 132 characters that is to be executed in the context of the created subprocess. When the command completes execution, the subprocess terminates and control returns to LANCP. 2 Qualifiers None. 2 Example LANCP> SPAWN $ MC LANCP LANCP> DEFINE NODE BOOM/ROOT=LAVC$SYSDEVICE: LANCP> SPAWN SEARCH LAVC$SYSDEVICE:[*.SYSEXE]MOD*.DAT BOOM ****************************** LAVC$SYSDEVICE:[SYS1A.SYSEXE]MODPARAMS.DAT;1 SCSNODE="BOOM " LANCP> DEFINE NODE BOOM/ROOT=LAVC$SYSDEVICE: In this example, you enter the node information for a node, but are unsure of the root, so you spawn to search MODPARAMS.DAT for the node name and then correct the root.