Command rules

CICS® VR commands are made up of the command name, one or more keywords, and one or more values for the keywords.

Commands can be in the CICS VR job stream or in a data set, as defined by the DWWIN DD statement, and must be entered between columns 1 and 72. You can enter the commands in free format. There are no special column rules to follow, but only blanks and comments can precede the command name. The constituents of the command must be separated by one or more blanks or comments, or a combination of blanks and comments. Each command must start on a new line.

Values must be enclosed in parentheses. Between values, you can have a comma, blanks, or comments. If a value contains a special character, enclose the value in single quotes.

You can insert comments between the parts of a command, and between values. Comments must be enclosed by /* and */ and must not be nested. That is, a comment cannot contain another comment.

The continuation character is a hyphen (-). It must be in column 1–72, after the last character on a line.


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