Writing Execs; An Exec To Print A File - IBM Professional Series User Manual

Writing EXECs
What is an EXEC? An EXEC is a file with a filetype of
EXEC. It contains a series of commands that are all
executed when you enter the filename of the EXEC file.
An EXEC can help you by simplifying routine tasks. How
does it do this? You have learned that you sometimes need
to type several commands to do a task. If you find yourself
often keying in the same sequence of commands during your
terminal sessions, you can create an EXEC that contains the
commands you would otherwise need to type. All these
commands are executed when you enter the filename of the
EXEC. An EXEC can also "prompt" (display a message),
asking you to enter information that the system needs to
complete the task you've given it.
In this section, you'll learn how to create simple EXECs.
Y ou'lliearn some of the features of the EXEC 2 language,
which has special words that are used to tailor your EXECs
to meet your needs.
More information on EXECs can be found in the VM / SP
EXEC 2 Reference and the VM / SP CMS User's Guide.
An EXEC to Print a File
You can use the PRINT command to print one copy of a file.
But if you wanted five copies, you'd first have to enter a
SPOOL PRINT COpy 5 command. Your first EXEC will
contain these two commands. An EXEC can have any
filename (up to eight letters long) and must have a filetype of
EXEC. Let's call this file MYPRINT EXEC A.
Enter:
xedit myprint exec
Now enter an INPUT command and type these lines. (In the
PRINT command, you can use the file label of one of your
files instead of the one shown beloW.)
&trace off
cp spool print copy
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