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Working with Co
mmand Syntax
INCLUDE Files
For command files run via the INCLUDE command, the syntax rules are slightly
different:
 Each command must begin in the first column of a new line.
 Continuation lines must be indented at least one space.
 The period at the end of the command is optional.
Unless you have existing command files that already use the
INCLUDE command,
you should p
robably use the
INSERT command instead since it can accommodate
command files that conform to either set of rules. If you generate command syntax
by pasting dialog box choices into a syntax window, the format of the commands is
suitable f
or any mode of operation. See the Command Syntax Reference (available in
PDF format from the Help menu) for more information.
Pasting Sy
ntax from Dialog Boxes
The easies
t way to build a command syntax file is to make selections in dialog boxes
and paste the syntax for the selections into a syntax window. By pasting the syntax at
each step of a lengthy analysis, you can build a job file that allows you to repeat the
analysis
at a later date or run an automated job with the Production Facility.
In the syntax window, you can run the pasted syntax, edit it, and save it in a syntax
file.
To Paste Syntax from Dialog Boxes
E Open the dialog box and make the selections that you want.
E Click Paste.
The command syntax is pasted to the designated syntax window. If you do not have
an open s
yntax window, a new syntax window opens automatically, and the syntax is
pasted there.