SNAX Connection Manager (SNAX/CM) Manual

General Syntax Notation
Notation Conventions
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Notation Meaning
Character spacing If a space separates two items, that space is required. If one of the items is a punctuation symbol
such as a parenthesis or a comma, spaces are optional. If there is no space between two items,
spaces are not permitted.
Examples:
CALL STEPMOM ( process-id ) ;
$ process-name .# su-name
Line spacing If the syntax of a command is too long to fit on a single line, each continuation line is indented three
spaces and is separated from the preceding line by a blank line. This spacing distinguishes items in a
continuation line from items in a vertical list of selections.
Example:
ALTER [ / OUT file-spec / ] CONTROLLER
[ , attribute-spec ]...
In some examples demonstrating the use of syntax, an ampersand character is used at the end of a
line to indicate continuation of a line of code.