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Variable Intrinsics
The intrinsics used for manipulating variables are the following:
HPCIPUTVAR
The HPCIPUTVAR intrinsic is used to set a variable. The intrinsic call
could be:
HPCIPUTVAR(VARNAME,STATUS,KEYWORD,KEYVALUE);
where VARNAME is a valid MPE XL variable name. (Variable names can be up
to 255 characters. The first character of the name must be an alphabetic
letter or the underbar character. Letters, numbers, and underbars are
allowed in the name.) The status of the procedure is indicated in the
STATUS parameter.
The KEYWORD parameter indicates the variable type (that is, what is
returned in KEYVALUE). These are:
1 Integer value
2 String value
3 Boolean variable
HPCIGETVAR
The HPCIGETVAR intrinsic scans the variable table for a given variable
and returns its value. The intrinsic call could be:
HPCIGETVAR(VARNAME,STATUS,KEYWORD,KEYVALUE);
where VARNAME is a valid MPE XL variable name. The status of the
procedure is returned in STATUS. The KEYWORD parameter has the same
meaning as in HPCIPUTVAR; refer to the description above.
HPCIDELETEVAR
You use HPCIDELETEVAR to remove a variable from the variable table. The
intrinsic call could be:
HPCIDELETEVAR (VARNAME,STATUS);
where VARNAME is a valid MPE XL variable name. The status of the
procedure is returned in STATUS.
Note that there is no DELETE intrinsic specifically for Job Control
Words. Since JCWs are a type of variable, you can use the HPCIDELETEVAR
intrinsic to delete a JCW.
For more information and full syntax descriptions for the above
intrinsics, consult the MPE XL Intrinsics Reference Manual (32650-90028).