NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Reference Manual

ASSIGN
Verbs
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RANGE=( start , end )
determines the range of variables specified by the VARS operand. See
“Frequently Occurring Operands,” at the beginning of this section, for
more information.
BYNAME
specifies that all existing target variables starting with the supplied prefix
are to be updated with the contents of the matching FROM variable. The
suffix of the target variables must match the suffix of the variables given
in the variable * operand after the FROM operand.
GENERIC
specifies that the supplied prefix (defined in VARS= variable *) applies to
all variables that begin with that prefix. All existing variables in the target
range are given no value—they are set to the null string.
Target variables, starting with the supplied prefix, are generated using the
suffixes and data of the FROM variables. You can use this operand to
make a backup copy of a list of variables. Each variable in the new backup
list has the same suffix and content as the original source list, but with a
different prefix.
The target prefix is given in the variable * operand after the FROM
operand. When used with the DATA keyword, all existing variables
starting with the specified prefix are assigned the DATA text.
Note There is more than one use of the GENERIC operand. Another use is described following the FROM
operand.
MERGE
specifies that variables starting with the supplied prefix are to be created
using the suffixes and data of the FROM variables, if such named
variables do not currently exist.
OVERLAY
specifies that variables starting with the supplied prefix are to be updated
or created, or both, using the suffixes and data of the FROM variables.