Difference between revisions of "CLP Coding Rules"
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* *N is a place holder (take the defaults) indicating the absense of a positional parameter | * *N is a place holder (take the defaults) indicating the absense of a positional parameter | ||
** Example RUNQRY *N LOG | ** Example RUNQRY *N LOG | ||
| + | * Predefined values begin with an asterisk and indicate IBM-defined values which are reserved by [[OS/400]] and may be used in programs to have those set functions | ||
| + | ** Example [[SAVLIB]] LIB(*ALLUSR} DEV(*SAVF) | ||
| + | * Generic name contains one or more characters that are those that start some object(s) then end in asterisk to signify wild card list of all that share that prefix | ||
| + | ** Example DSPF* | ||
Revision as of 20:08, 25 June 2005
Coding rules for CLP Commands
- Blank space separates parts of a command
- Parentheses go around keywords and values
- Example SAVLIB LIB(XFILES} DEV(TAP01)
- Slash connects parts of a qualified name or path name
- Example WRKOBJ XFILES/UFOS
- Single apostrophe indicates beginning and end of a quoted character string (a constant)
- Example SNDMSG MSG{'Intruder Alert'} TOUSR(QBOSS)
- *N is a place holder (take the defaults) indicating the absense of a positional parameter
- Example RUNQRY *N LOG
- Predefined values begin with an asterisk and indicate IBM-defined values which are reserved by OS/400 and may be used in programs to have those set functions
- Example SAVLIB LIB(*ALLUSR} DEV(*SAVF)
- Generic name contains one or more characters that are those that start some object(s) then end in asterisk to signify wild card list of all that share that prefix
- Example DSPF*
