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DELIM=

(Optional) Specifies the delimiting character to be used to string together two or more DBOC commands within a single input statement. When used, this character indicates the end of one command, including its operands, and the beginning of another command. For details about modifying this parameter for the current CICS session, see Changing Generation Options Online (DBOC GENOPTS). You can also change this specification using the DBOC DELIM= command described in the User Guide.

Note: If you choose to specify the single quote character (') or the ampersand (&, which is the default delimiter character) as the value for DELIM=, because of Assembler restrictions you must enter the value twice, for example, DELIM=&& or DELIM=''.

Any special (not alphanumeric) character may be used as the command delimiter except the following:

• ?
• =
• .
• ,

Valid Entries:

Valid entries include, but are not limited to, the following:

• ¬
• #
• $
• ¢
• {
• }
• \
• &
• %
• *
• @
• &tilde.
• '
• "
• :
• ;
• >
• <

Default Value:

&

Note: Because of Assembler restrictions, the default is actually defined in the macro as two ampersands (&&).