more than likely the *'s are being taken as wildcards.  If you're
using AIX try

        dsmadmc -id=passwd -pa=passwd q event \* \* > /tmp/event.lst

        This will cause the *'s to be passed to ADSM as *'s and not as
wildcards.

        Mooney
        Siemens-Westinghouse



        From:   "Jason Morgan - I.T." <Jason.Morgan AT BLAENAU-GWENT.GOV DOT 
UK> on
02/28/2000 10:44
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU@SMTP@Exchange
        cc:

        Subject:        Q EVENT question

        I'm trying to do a query event * * in a script and pipe the output
to a
        file. I keep getting the following:-

        ANS8028E Command longer than maximum of 1500 characters.
        ANS8009E Exiting due to command or option errors.

        ANS8002I Highest return code was 8.

        The line in my script is as follows

        dsmadmc -id=passwd -pa=passwd q event * * > /tmp/event.lst

        If I try q db for example everything works ok

        If I go into ADSM and try the same command everything works ok.

        Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.




        Jason Morgan
        Technical Support Analyst
        Blaenau Gwent C.B.C

        Telephone: 01495 355230
        Email: Jason.Morgan AT blaenau-gwent.gov DOT uk