NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Reference Manual

CNMREAD

Verbs

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variable*

specifies a set of variables. See “Frequently Occurring Operands,” at the

beginning of this section, for more information.

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.

SEGMENT=

specifies the amount of data (in bytes) to be put into the variables specified.

See “Frequently Occurring Operands,” at the beginning of this section, for

more information.

SET

specifies that the TYPE=VECTOR variables are to be set.

TYPE

SEG

inserts the record into the variables provided.

VECTOR

divides the CNM RU at strategic boundaries and places each section into a

user variable. All user variable names start with the prefix $CNM. When this

operand is used, all existing variables with names &$CNMxxxx are deleted

before the new variables are created. The CNM RU is then examined and new

variables created, depending upon the RU type and contents, as follows:

&$CNMDLVR

contains the eight-byte Deliver RU, or is null if no Deliver RU is present.