MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

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Command List II
Commands CALC thru COPY
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, or program. It is not available in BREAK.
Pressing
Break suspends the execution of this command. Entering the RESUME command
continues the execution.
Examples
To compile and prepare a COBOLII program entered from your standard input device
($STDIN), with the listing printed on the standard list device ($STDLIST), enter:
COBOLIIPREP
To compile and prepare a COBOLII source program input from the text file SFILE into a
program file named MYPROG, with the listing sent to the current list device, enter:
COBOLIIPREP SFILE,MYPROG
Related Information
Commands COBOLII, COBOLIIGO
Manuals HP COBOL II Reference Manual (31500-90001)
COMMENT
Inserts a comment into a command stream or user command. (Native Mode)
Syntax
COMMENT [ text ] or
# [ text ]
Parameters
text Information composed of the comment text. If the last nonblank character
is an ampersand (&), comment text is continued onto the next line. Default
is that a record containing only the string "COMMENT" is inserted in the
command stream.
Operation Notes
The COMMENT command allows you to include an explanation about the purpose of
commands or the logic used in creating the job. It also is used to create job headings. After
the COMMENT command is entered, it can be followed by a message made up of any ASCII
characters. If # format of a comment is used the # must be the 1st non-blank character in
the command line
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Pressing
Break
has no effect on this command.
Example
The following is an example of a job heading using a comment: