The general format for all ICETOOL operator statements is:
- OPERATOR operand ... operand
where each operand consists of KEYWORD(parameter, parameter...)
or just KEYWORD. Any number of operators can be specified and in
any order.
The following rules apply for operator statements:
- The operator and operands must be in uppercase EBCDIC.
- The operator must be specified first.
- One blank is required between the operator and the first operand.
- One blank is required between operands.
- Any number of blanks can be specified before or after the operator
or any operand, but blanks cannot be specified anywhere else except
within quoted character strings.
- Parentheses must be used where shown. Commas or semicolons must
be used where commas are shown.
- Operands can be in any order.
- Columns 1-72 are scanned; columns 73-80 are ignored.
- Continuation can be indicated by a hyphen (-) after the
operator or after any operand. The next operand must then be specified
on the next line. For example:
SORT FROM(INDD) -
USING(ABCD) -
TO(OUTPUT1,OUTPUT2,OUTPUT3)
Any characters specified after
the hyphen are ignored. Each operand must be
completely specified on one line.
A statement with an asterisk (*) in column 1 is treated as a comment
statement. It is printed with the other ICETOOL statements, but otherwise
not processed. A statement with blanks in columns 1 through 72 is
treated as a blank statement. It is ignored, because ICETOOL prints
blank lines where appropriate.