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Variable names should be meaningful. Variables used in commands should be named after the relevant keyword with ‘&’ appended to the beginning; for example SRCFILE(&SRCFILE). Use OS/400 standard abbreviations where possible.
For more information, refer to the OS/400 Programmer’s Guide.
Parameters passed between programs should, where possible, have the same name in the calling and the called programs.
Calling program CL:
Called program CL:
Parameters passed to command processing programs should, where possible, have the same name as the parameter keyword—as specified by the PARM statements in the command source.
Command source:
Called program CL:
Use three-character mnemonics to build CL program labels; for example, ‘ENDPGM:’, ‘SNDERR:’.
Where a parameter is a data structure passed from a command, for example, a qualified name, use a short name for the parameter and give the sub fields full names.
Command source:
Called program CL:
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