Hitachi TrueCopy for IBM z/OS User and Reference Guide (T5211-96001, June 2007)

B-6 TrueCopy for z/OS Scripting
Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V TrueCopy for IBM z/OS User’s Guide
Script File Requirements
The next table lists the requirements for the components of a script file.
Table B-5 Script File Requirements
Item Requirement
Maximum length of one line of a script 320 bytes
Maximum number of items of one list type identification name 1024
Maximum length of one item of a list type work variable string 16 bytes
Maximum length of one item of a non-list type string 150 bytes
Maximum number of items of macro trace storage 33,000
Maximum number of items of error trace 33,000
Maximum length of a script file 8 megabytes
Script Symbols
Symbols can be used in a script to enhance or limit the power of each script
command. The next table lists and describes the symbols that can be used in a
script.
Table B-6 Script Symbols
Symbol Use
Quotation mark Used to define the character constant by enclosing with it quotation marks.
Space Used to delimit the before and after phrases.
Comma
Used to delimit the before and after phrases. This symbol must be placed by following each macro
description rule.
Brace Used to describe a list.
Parenthesis Only used to describe a condition in the If statement.
Exclamation
mark
Used as an operator in the If statement by placing the equal sign next to it. This symbol is not
useful when used alone.
Unequal sign
Used as an operator in the If statement when used alone. When the equal sign follows, nothing
changes.
Equal sign
Used as a substitute sign when used alone. When the equal sign follows, it becomes an operator
in the If statement.
Note: The before and after phrases are split by the above symbols. Each symbol is recognized as a single word.