Variables That Supply Information about the List Panel

The informational variables supply your CLIST with information about the list panel. They do not affect processing. These variables resolve to a certain value that you can use to provide your CLIST with this information.

ZAPPLID

This ISPF variable indicates to your CLIST which application is running. ZAPPLID has a character attribute with a length of eight characters. See ISPF Dialog Management Services for more information on this variable.

DGTCOUNT

This variable contains the number of the list entry that the CLIST is being invoked against.

DGTTOTAL

This variable contains the total number of entries in the list. This number does not include hidden entries or entries that have been filtered out of the list. DGTTOTAL has a character attribute with a length of six characters.

DGTLASTU

This variable indicates whether the command was invoked in last-use mode or normal mode. DGTLASTU has a character attribute with a length of one character. This variable can hold one of the following values:

Y: This value indicates last-use mode.
N: This value indicates normal mode.

DGTTYPEC

This variable indicates the type of command in control. DGTTYPEC has a character attribute with a length of one character. This variable can hold one of the following values:

C: This value indicates that the command in control was invoked as a list command.
L: This value indicates that the command in control was invoked as a line operator.

DGTCMDNM

This variable contains the name of the current list command. DGTCMDNM has a character attribute with a length of eight characters.

DGTGDRBA

This variable contains the GDRB address in zoned format.