Creating, changing, and deleting variables from the global variable list

The easiest way to display, change, add, or delete global variables is with the SHOW GLOBALS command. When you enter SHOW GLOBALS on the QMF command line, QMF displays a global variable list panel similar to Figure 162.

Figure 162. The Globals panel
 GLOBALS
 
 Type a value for a global variable and press Enter or press a function
 key.  Variable values may be changed if they are enclosed in parentheses
 or brackets.
 
 Variable Name:     Value:
 ------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
                                                              1  to 11 of 97
 EMPLOYEE_NAME      ( SANDERS                                            )
 LOCATION_LIST      ( 'NEW YORK', 'BOSTON', 'WASHINGTON', 'ATLANTA',     >
 MAXIMUM_SALARY     ( 18999                                              )
 MINIMUM_SALARY     ( 17000                                              )
 TABLE_NAME         ( Q.STAFF                                            )
 DSQAO_APPL_TRACE     0
 DSQAO_ATTENTION      0
 DSQAO_BATCH          1
 DSQAO_CICS_SQNAME
 DSQAO_CICS_SQTYPE
 DSQAO_CICS_TQNAME
 1=Help         2=            3=End       4=            5=Show Field   6=Query
 7=Backward     8=Forward     9=Form     10=Add        11=Delete      12=Report
 COMMAND ===>

The global variable list panel uses one row on the screen for each global variable. The variable name appears on the left, and up to the first 50 characters of the variable value appear on the right. Variables you defined appear in alphabetic order first. Then, QMF DSQ variables appear in alphabetical order.

Global variables added on the SHOW GLOBALS panel can have a length of up to 32,768 characters. Variable values that are longer than a single line are indicated by a greater-than sign to the right of the value.

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