SQL/MX Connectivity Service Manual for SQL/MX Release 3.2 (H06.25+, J06.14+)
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computer type. Computer type letters within text indicate C and Open System
Services (OSS) keywords and reserved words. Type these items exactly as shown.
Items not enclosed in brackets are required. For example:
myfile.c
italic computer type.Italic computer type letters within text indicate C and
Open System Services (OSS) variable items that you supply. Items not enclosed in
brackets are required. For example:
pathname
[ ] Brackets. Brackets enclose optional syntax items. For example:
TERM [\system-name.]$terminal-name
INT[ERRUPTS]
A group of items enclosed in brackets is a list from which you can choose one item
or none. The items in the list can be arranged either vertically, with aligned brackets
on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of brackets and separated
by vertical lines. For example:
FC [ num ]
[ -num ]
[ text ]
K [ X | D ] address
{ } Braces. A group of items enclosed in braces is a list from which you are required
to choose one item. The items in the list can be arranged either vertically, with
aligned braces on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of braces
and separated by vertical lines. For example:
LISTOPENS PROCESS { $appl-mgr-name }
{ $process-name }
ALLOWSU { ON | OFF }
| Vertical Line. A vertical line separates alternatives in a horizontal list that is
enclosed in brackets or braces. For example:
INSPECT { OFF | ON | SAVEABEND }
… Ellipsis. An ellipsis immediately following a pair of brackets or braces indicates
that you can repeat the enclosed sequence of syntax items any number of times.
For example:
M address [ , new-value ]…
[ - ] {0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9}…
An ellipsis immediately following a single syntax item indicates that you can repeat
that syntax item any number of times. For example:
"s-char…"
Punctuation. Parentheses, commas, semicolons, and other symbols not previously
described must be typed as shown. For example:
error := NEXTFILENAME ( file-name ) ;
LISTOPENS SU $process-name.#su-name
Quotation marks around a symbol such as a bracket or brace indicate the symbol
is a required character that you must type as shown. For example:
"[" repetition-constant-list "]"










