Pathmaker Reference Manual

PMADL Language Elements
Pathmaker Application Definition Language (PMADL)
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PMADL Language
Elements
The command interpreter syntax for invoking PMADL is as follows:
RUN PMADL [ / run-option , .../ ] [ command , ... ]
run-option
Specifies standard Tandem run options. Run options include those listed below:
IN
Specifies a different primary input file to PMADL. In particular, you can
specify a disk file generated using the OUTPUT statement of PMADL as the
primary input file, causing PMADL to compile all the objects described in the
file. The default primary input file is your terminal.
OUT
Specifies a different primary output file to PMADL. Data is appended to the
file. If you specify a disk file as the primary output file, the system creates it as
an EDIT file if it does not exist. The default primary output file is your
terminal.
PMADL prints a standard banner line and a standard copyright line to its
primary output file before processing the commands or any other input.
NOWAIT
Specifies that PMADL be run in the background. This option is useful when
you use the IN and OUT options to redirect PMADL input and output away
from your terminal.
command
Specifies a PMADL compiler or utility commands. These PMADL commands are
described in the latter part of this document.
PMADL processes the commands, if any, before reading its primary input file.
PMADL echoes the line of commands, with a leading question mark, to the
primary output file before processing them.