NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Reference Manual

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VARS

output-vars-list

specifies that NCL is to form the text of the message from variables. The

output message is constructed from the supplied variables from left to right.

If insufficient variables are provided, some data is not available. Excess

variables can cause an error if the record size is exceeded. Multiple variables

must be enclosed in parentheses and separated by commas.

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.

DATA=

text

contains the text to be placed in the message.

Note text must be enclosed in quotes if it contains any keywords.

LINE=

linename

contains the name of the SNAX line to the physical unit (PU). This operand is

required.

PU=

puname

contains the name of the SNAX PU that information is being requested from. This

operand is required.