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$PREPROCESSOR 

The $PREPROCESSOR command allows you to change the default characters
used in macro definitions and names.

Syntax 

     $PREPROCESSOR parameter=subparameter [, parameter=subparameter ]

Parameters 

parameter        one of the keywords shown below.  Each may be used only
                 once in a given $PREPROCESSOR command.

                 KEYCHAR specifies that the initial character of all
                 macro names is to be subparameter.

                 PARMCHAR specifies that the initial character of all
                 formal parameters in macro definitions is to be
                 subparameter.

                 DELIMITER specifies that the delimiting character in a
                 macro string-text is to be subparameter.

subparameter     the character to be used in replacing the currently used
                 initial character or delimiter.

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