Command EXEC


EXEC file   
     &1 &2 &3 &4
     &5 &6 &7 &8
     /
     PDS()  
     USER() 
     BEGIN()
     LIST   
     NOTERM 

Purpose

  Execute a command script file

Function

  Command script files consist of a list of commands, one per line.
  Lines starting with * or /* are comment lines.
  Up to eight symbolic parameters may be specified to allow text replacements.

Remark
Example

  Given a command script file time.exec:

  *
  *
  TIME &1

  the command

  exec time.exec on

  will execute

  TIME on


Parameter file

Name of the command script file

Parameters &1,&2,&3,&4,&5,&6,&7,&8

These optional parameters, identified by their position in the command string, specify text to be replaced in the file.
They correspond to the placeholders  &1, &2, &3, &4, &5, &6, &7 and &8 in the command script file

Parameter USER()

Not yet implemented

Parameter PDS()

Not yet implemented

Parameter BEGIN(label)

If specified execution begins with the statement

STOP label

in the command script file.

Parameter LIST

Don't execute commands, just list them on terminal

NOTERM

Quiet mode, don't list commands on terminal