.BG M
.VE $Header: /usr3/s/current/s/data/.help/RCS/prompt,v 1.2 83/12/30 23:09:50 rab Exp $
.FN prompt
.TL
?prompt: Create Documentation for Macros or Datasets
.CS
?prompt(name, pos=)
.PP
.AG name
the name of the macro or dataset(s) to be documented.
If there is no macro named `name', dataset documentation
for `name' is produced.
If there are several datasets whose names begin with `name', they will all
be included in the documentation file.
.AG pos=
database number on which the macro or dataset(s) reside.
Default is 2.
.SH EFFECT
Creates file `name.d' with shell of the documentation.
The file should be edited and then installed by the `S NEWDOC' utility.
.EX
?prompt(abc)   #documentation for macro or dataset abc

# create documentation file for longley data on system database
?prompt(longley,pos=3) 
.KW macros
.KW document
.WR
