PROBLEM #1 (???) JONATHAN BAKER:

  The DCL command from a COMMAND file:

     $ VERIFY = 'F$VERIFY(1)

was not ignored when a comment (!) was placed in front of this line, it was
still executed.

SOLUTION #1:

  The apostrophe in the second part was the culprit.  Deleting this and
placing the comment (!) in front of the statement worked.

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