EXEC Control Statements-SBEGSTACK, &BEGTYPE &BEGSTACK Use the &BEGSTACK control statement to delimit the beginning of a list
of one more data lines to be placed in the console input stack. The
list of lines to be stacked is terminated by the control statement &END
which must occur beginning in column 1. The format of the &BEGSTACK control statement is: r- I r , r , , &BEGSTACK , I ILIFOI IALLI L .J I L
L .J
specifies that the lines that follow are to be stacked on a
first in, first out basis. This is the default value.
LIFO specifies that the lines that follow are to be stacked on a
last in, first out basis.
ALL specifies, for fixed-length EXEC files, that the entire line
(to a maximum of 130 characters) is to be stacked. If ALL is
not specified, the lines are truncated in column 72.
1 Lines that are stacked as the result
statement are not scanned by the EXEC variable substitution is performed,
trlncated. To stack variable data, you st3.tement. of an &BEGSTA:K control
interpreter. Therefore, no
and data items are not
must use the &STA:K control
2. To stack a null line in an EXEC file you must use the &STACK control statement. A null line following an &BEGSTA:K control st3.tement is interpreted as a line of blanks. To stack an INPUT, REPLACE, or CHANGE subcommand to enter input mode from a
fixed-length EXEC, you should use the &STACK control statement.
&BEGTYPE Use the &BEGTYPE control statement to delimit the beginning of a list of
one or more data lines to be displayed at the terminal. The list of
lines be displayed is terminated by the control statement &END, which
must beginning in column 1. The format of the &BEGTYPE control
statement is: r- I &BEGTYPE [ALL]
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ALL specifies, for fixed-length EXEC files, that
columns 73 through 130 is to be displayed.
specified, the lines are truncated at column 72.
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If ALL is not
EXEC Control Statements-&BEGTYPE, &CONTINUE Lines that are displayed as the result of an &BEGTYPE control statement
are not scanned by the EXEC interpreter. Therefore, no variable is performed, and data items are not truncated. To display datal yOu must use the &TYPE control statement. &CONTINUE Use the &CONTINUE control statement to
process the next statement in the &CONTINaE control statement is: r- , &CONTINUE L
instruct the EXE: interpreter to EXEC filee The format of the &CONTINITE is generally used with an EXEC label (for example, -LAB &CONTINITE) to provide a branch address for &EBROR, &GOTO, and other
branching statements. &CONTINUE is the default action taken when an
error is detected in processing a CMS command. Section 5. EXEC Control Statements 283
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