PUTSYM

PUTSYM

Creates a DCL symbol in your process

Language element: function

Category: general-purpose OpenVMS

OpenVMS specifics: All aspects are host-specific

Syntax
Details

Syntax

PUTSYM(symbol-name,value,scope)

symbol-name: is the name of the DCL symbol that you want to create. It can be a character variable value, a character literal enclosed in double quotation marks, or another character expression.
value: is the string to be assigned to the symbol. It can be a character variable, a character literal enclosed in double quotation marks, or another character expression.
scope: defines whether the symbol is a local or global symbol. If the value of scope is 1, the symbol is defined as a local symbol. If the value of scope is 2, the symbol is defined as a global symbol. The scope argument can be either a numeric literal or a numeric variable.

Details

The PUTSYM function creates a DCL symbol in your process. If the PUTSYM function executes successfully, the return value is 0. Otherwise, the return value is the OpenVMS error code that indicates why it failed.

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Language element:	function
Category:	general-purpose OpenVMS
OpenVMS specifics:	All aspects are host-specific