TACL Reference Manual

UTILS:TACL Commands and Functions
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PARAM Command
PARAM Command
Use the PARAM command to create a parameter and give it a value or to display all
current parameters and their values.
param-name
is a user-defined parameter name to be assigned a value. param-name can
consist of 1 to 31 alphanumeric, circumflex (^), and/or hyphen (-) characters.
param-value
is the value assigned to param-name.
Considerations
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Entering PARAM with no arguments displays the names and values of all currently
defined parameters.
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Comments and leading and trailing spaces are deleted in param-value.
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TACL stores the values of parameters assigned by the PARAM command and
sends the values to processes that request parameter values when the processes
are started. The interpretation of parameter values is made by the processes that
request them.
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To delete existing parameters, use the CLEAR command.
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All parameters are deleted when you use the LOGOFF command. Parameters and
their values are retained, however, if you enter a LOGON command without
logging off first.
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If you start a new TACL process from your existing TACL process, the new TACL
process does not inherit existing PARAM values.
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When a backup TACL process takes over, TACL clears all PARAMs.
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TACL reserves 1024 bytes of internal storage for parameters and their values. The
number and length of parameters in effect are limited by this storage area.
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From a TACL macro or routine, use #PARAM to display a list of all parameters or
the value of a specified parameter.
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The same set of PARAM attributes can be configured for a generic process
through SCF. For the syntax, see the SCF Reference Manual for the Kernel
Subsystem.
PARAM [ param-name param-value
[ , param-name param-value ] ... ]