Hitachi TrueCopy (TM) for Mainframe User Guide: HP XP24000 Disk Array, HP XP20000 Disk Array (T5211-96014, May 2011)

contains text (any character string) without any commands. Do not use the // symbol anywhere
else in a script file, only at the beginning of a comment statement.
• A macro statement. The macro statement is an execution statement. Only one macro instruction
can be set per line, and a macro can span more than one line.
• A work variable statement. The work variable statement is also an execution statement. Only
one work variable statement can be set per line, and a work variable statement cannot span
more than one line.
• A blank statement (“Syntax Description” (page 228)). The blank statement is a non-execution
statement.
• An empty statement (“Syntax Description” (page 228)). The empty statement is a non-execution
statement.
Table 73 Syntax Description
DescriptionStatement Name
Space or Tab with a returnBlank statement
One line beginning with //Comment statement
Return onlyEmpty statement
Work variable statement (non-list type work variable =
constant)
Execution statement
Macro name [parameter list]Macro statement
Table 74 Script Components
DescriptionComponent Name
Either an internal macro or a functional macro.Macro name
Parameter identification name (defined in each macro
format) = non-list type expression.
Parameter list
List, constant, and work variable.Expression
In a list description, a constant is enclosed in braces “{}”.
A comma “,” is inserted between constants. For example
{1, 2, 3, 4}, or {“ABC”, “qtw” }. Lists and work variables
cannot be described in a list.
List
String or a numeric value.Constant
The string covers the following lists. (Enclose a list with a
double-quotation mark (““). Letters (uppercase and
lowercase), numbers, symbols
• Numeric list: List that consists of (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9)
• Hexadecimal number list: List that begins with 0x/0X
of (A, B, C, D, E, F, a, b, c, d, e, f)
String
Reserved variables can only be referenced in a script.
Setting a value is not possible.
Reserved variables
Script File Requirements
The next table lists the requirements for the components of a script file.
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