Page of GC20-1819-2 As Updated April 1, 1981 by TNL GN25-0826 &RETCODE special variable
example104 testing after CMS command execution 301 using with &EXIT control statement 283 &SKIP control statement
examples104 transferring control in EXEC procedure
279&SPACE control statement, example 106 &STACK control statement
stackingEXEC files with 294
using in edit macros31ยท1 using to stack null line 292
when to use, in edit macros 315&SUBSTR built-in function, examples 280,294 &TIME control statement, example 108 &TYPE control statement
displaying prompting messages inEXEC procedure 284
examples106 when to use 286 &TYPEFLAG special variable, testing whether EXEC is displaying data 288
&1 through&30, special variables 101 ! (exclamation point), controlling whether
it is displayed 28
$, used as first character of filename for
edit macros 311
$COL edit macro 324
$CONTEXEC 316 $DUP edit macro, example 73 $LISTIO EXEC file 158 $MACROS edit macro 320 $MARK edit macro 321
used to enter continuation character80 $MOVE edit macro, how to use 73
$POINT edit macro 323
* (asterisk)
in EDIT subcommands 65
in fileids on command lines 44
in fileids on command lines(5748-XX8) 44. 1
in fileids on command lines(2148-XE1) 44. 1
in filemode field 53
used to write comments inEXEC procedure 305 *COPY statement
examples 138
inCMS/DOS 166
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/*CMS batch facility control card, used to
signal end of job 229
end-of-file indicator
inAMSERV file 182
in batch job 231II record, used as delimiter in MACLIBs 140, 169
/ (diagonal), as delimiter on EDIT
subcomaands64 IJOB control card, description 228 ISET control card, description 229 (percent symbol), setting EXEC arguments
to blanks 213
?
subcommand
usage 88
usage, on display terminal 346
usage as argument forEXEC procedure 305 ?EDIT message 65 # logical line end symbol 7
restriction on stacking inEXEC procedure 291
using to enter null line in input mode
62
using when setting program function keys340 tcp function 1,19
using in edit or input mode 84
using on display terminals 339a logical character delete symbol 6
using when setting program function keys340 (equal sign)
entered in fileids on command lines 45
entered in filemode field 53
subcommandREUSE subcommand)
" logical escape symbol 8
used when setting program function keys340
example
examples
279
stacking
using in edit macros
when to use, in edit macros 315
displaying prompting messages in
examples
&1 through
it is displayed 28
$, used as first character of filename for
edit macros 311
$COL edit macro 324
$CONT
used to enter continuation character
$POINT edit macro 323
* (asterisk)
in EDIT subcommands 65
in fileids on command lines 44
in fileids on command lines
in fileids on command lines
in filemode field 53
used to write comments in
examples 138
in
384
/*
signal end of job 229
end-of-file indicator
in
in batch job 231
/ (diagonal), as delimiter on EDIT
subcomaands
to blanks 213
?
subcommand
usage 88
usage, on display terminal 346
usage as argument for
restriction on stacking in
using to enter null line in input mode
62
using when setting program function keys
using in edit or input mode 84
using on display terminals 339
using when setting program function keys
entered in fileids on command lines 45
entered in filemode field 53
subcommand
" logical escape symbol 8
used when setting program function keys