NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Programmer's Guide

The ASSIGN and DROP Verbs
Working With Mapping Services
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Transferring Data From Ordinary Variables to an MDO Variable
You can transfer data from ordinary variables to an MDO variable using the following
syntax of the ASSIGN verb:
ASSIGN [ OPT=VALUE ]
MDO= variable-name [ MAP= map-name ]
FROM
{ ARGS [ RANGE=( start , end ) ] |
VARS={ input-vars-list | variable * }
[ RANGE=( start , end ) | GENERIC ] } ]
The following NCL procedure transfers data from the ordinary variables, &VAR1,
&VAR2, and &VAR3 to the MDO variables, &ABC1., &ABC2., &ABC3., and &ABC4.:
zex1015n: PROCEDURE
/* Transfers data: ordinary variables to MDO variables */
&var1 = One ; SAY "&VAR1 is "&var1
&var2 = Two ; SAY "&VAR2 is "&var2
&var3 = Three; SAY "&VAR3 is "&var3
ASSIGN MDO=&abc1. MAP=$MSG FROM VARS=&var*
ASSIGN MDO=&abc2. MAP=$NCL FROM VARS=&var*
ASSIGN MDO=&abc3. MAP=$SEC FROM VARS=&var*
ASSIGN MDO=&abc4. MAP=$SPI FROM VARS=&var*
SAY "&ABC1. ($MSG) is "&abc1.
SAY "&ABC2. ($NCL) is "&abc2.
SAY "&ABC3. ($SEC) is "&abc3.
SAY "&ABC4. ($SPI) is "&abc4.
SAY "$NCL is the exception: display using map names"
SAY "&ABC2.DATALIST.DATA{1} is "&abc2.datalist.data{1}
SAY "&ABC2.DATALIST.DATA{2} is "&abc2.datalist.data{2}
SAY "&ABC2.DATALIST.DATA{3} is "&abc2.datalist.data{3}
END zex1015n
The MDO variables use the maps $MSG, $NCL, $SEC, and $SPI, respectively, to
interpret the data.