COMO file usage

I am trying to develop an understanding of how the COMO file is used to analyse problems, but the only information I can find is in the jbase 4.1 utilities programmers reference manual which just gives the syntax of for turning on and off of a session trace. Does anyone know where I can find a more detailed explanation s of COMO file usage?

I also understand the volume of the COMO file can become very large. Are there utilities or routines that can be used to process the COMO file to reduce and summarise the trace?

Thanks for any help or advice.

Pradeep

COMO is used to store acitivity log, it's similar to HOLD file you write on COMO like this:

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SUBROUTINE SELECT.TIME

*Routine to display the time taken to execute the select.
*
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*
$INSERT I_COMMON
$INSERT I_EQUATE
$INSERT I_F.COMPANY
*

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*
DEBUG
EXECUTE 'COMO ON ':'CATEG.ENT.SELECT:':ID.COMPANY:':':TIME() **** START WRITING ON COMO FILE
GOSUB INITIALISATION
GOSUB EXECUTE.SELECT
GOSUB DISPLAY.TEXT
EXECUTE 'COMO OFF ':'CATEG.ENT.SELECT:':ID.COMPANY:':':TIME() **** STOP

RETURN
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INITIALISATION:

PRINT 'INPUT THE SELECT STATEMENT TO BE EXECUTED:' ; INPUT SELECT.STATEMENT
SELECTED = 0
KEY.LIST = ''
START.TIME = TIME()
PRINT 'START.TIME :':START.TIME

RETURN

EXECUTE.SELECT:
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IF SELECT.STATEMENT THEN
EXECUTE SELECT.STATEMENT CAPTURING OUTPUT
SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE = @SYSTEM.RETURN.CODE
SELECTED = @SELECTED
END
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READLIST KEY.LIST ELSE KEY.LIST = '' ;* Return the IDs

RETURN

DISPLAY.TEXT:
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PRINT 'END.TIME :':TIME()
ELAPSED.TIME = TIME()-START.TIME ;* How long the select took
MSG = SELECT.STATEMENT:' Selected=':SELECTED:' time=':ELAPSED.TIME:'secs'
PRINT MSG

RETURN

*

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END
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Ashok Pandey
Mayor Street
Dublin
Ireland

Ashok,

I thank you for the rapid and informative response to my query. You, and others like you, provide an invaluable service by availing inexperienced people, like myself, of your field experience and expertise, thus greatly augmenting the information from vendor sources.

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Rgds

Pradeep

Most Welcome!!!
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Ashok Pandey
Mayor Street
Dublin
Ireland