Changes the value of a specific parameter in the work area.

    The PARAMETERS SET command does not modify parameter files, the
    current system parameter file on disk, or the active system.
    For information about performing these modifications, see the
    PARAMETERS WRITE command.

    Format

      PARAMETERS SET  parameter-name [value]

                      /STARTUP filespec

1  –  Parameters

 parameter-name

    Specifies the name of the parameter to modify. Instead of a
    name, you can enter a period (.)  to change the value of the most
    recently displayed or the most recently modified parameter. See
    the PARAMETERS SHOW command for an example of using the period in
    place of a parameter name.

    For a list of system parameters and further information about
    them, use the command HELP PARAMETERS.

 value

    Specifies the new value for the parameter. Enclose values for
    ASCII parameters in quotation marks if they contain embedded
    spaces or other special characters.

    Typically the value is an integer or the keyword DEFAULT. The
    keyword DEFAULT sets the parameter to its default value. The
    PARAMETERS SHOW command displays the defined minimum, maximum,
    and default values for the parameter, which are required unless
    range checking is disabled with the command PARAMETERS DISABLE
    CHECKS.

2  –  Qualifier

2.1    /STARTUP

       /STARTUP filespec

    Sets the name of the site-independent startup procedure to the
    given file specification. A file specification has a maximum
    length of 31 characters. The initial startup command procedure is
    SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP.COM.

3  –  Examples

    1.SYSMAN> PARAMETERS SET PFCDEFAULT 20

      This command assigns a value of 20 to the PFCDEFAULT parameter.

    2.SYSMAN> PARAMETERS SET GBLSECTIONS DEFAULT

      This command assigns the default value (40) to the GBLSECTIONS
      parameter.

    3.SYSMAN> PARAMETERS SET/STARTUP SYS$SYSTEM:XSTARTUP.COM

      This command assigns SYS$SYSTEM:XSTARTUP.COM as the current
      site-independent startup command procedure.