MPE/iX - CI Programming for Stability

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CI variables
• 100 predefined “HP” variables* in MPE/iX release 7.0
• user can create and modify their own variables via :SETVAR
• variable types are: integer (signed 32 bits), Boolean and string (up
1024 characters)
• variable names can be up 255 alphanumeric alphanumeric and
“_” (cannot start with number)
• predefined variable cannot be deleted, some allow write access
• :SHOWVAR @ ; HP -- shows all predefined variables
• can see user defined variables for another job/session (need SM)
• :SHOWVAR @ ; job=#S or #Jnnn
• the bound( ) function returns true if the named variable exists
• variables deleted when job / session terminates
• :HELP variables and :HELP VariableName