HP Hitachi TrueCopy for Mainframe User Guide (T5211-96014, November 2011)

Table 81 If/EndIf Comparison Symbols
MeaningSymbol
Expression 1 is equal to Expression 2.= =
Expression 1 is less than Expression 2.<
Expression 1 is less than or equal to Expression 2.<=
Expression 1 is greater than Expression 2.>
Expression 1 is greater than or equal to Expression 2.>=
Expression 1 is not equal to Expression 2.!=
MakeString
The MakeString command allows you to edit a string and/or convert numeric values to string
characters. When using the MakeString statement several conditions must be met. For each format
control string statement there must be an $Item statement. The format control string of expression
1 must be enclosed in quotation marks (““). If you set a value exceeding the maximum length of
a string, the extraneous portion of the value will be not set. “MakeString Expression Definitions”
(page 237) defines the two expression statement in the MakeString command. The format for the
MakeString command is: MakeString $D= output buffer ,$Fmt= expression 1,$Item= expression
2
MakeString $D= output buffer ,$Fmt= expression 1,$Item= expression 2
Table 82 MakeString Expression Definitions
Expression 2Expression 1
Expression 2 is any expression not containing a list
reserved variable (must be constant or work variable).
Expression 1 is one of three format control strings ($Fmt):
• %d Converts a 16-bit numeric expression to a decimal
number (0 - 65535).
• %x Converts a 16-bit numeric expression to a
hexadecimal number (0 - 0xffff).
• %sSets a string as it is.
For example, to create a MakeString statement that will convert the 16-bit numeric expression to
a hexadecimal number (0 - 0xffff) and set the string as it is, with an output buffer of _sMsg, the
command would be:
MakeString $D=_sMsgB
,$Fmt=“EndCode=(0x%x):%s”
,$Item=_Result,_sMsgA
For the MakeString command listed above: _sMsgB = “EndCode=(0x110f):Error Occurred”.
Message
The Message command is not yet supported.
SetList
The SetList command allows you to assign specific items to a list. The format of the SetList command
is: SetList $D= output list,$S=expression(attribute of the items to be assigned to the list with a
numeric range of 0x0000 to 0xffff). For example, to set 0, 1, 2, 0x1e, and 0x1f to be displayed
in the Dev (Device) B list the command would be:
SetList $D=ilDevB,$S={0,1,2,0x1e,0x1f}
Internal Macro Commands 237