DBOC: Controlling Local Resources with Operational Commands › DELIM= Changing the Delimiter Character

DELIM= Changing the Delimiter Character

The command delimiter character is used to enter multiple Operational commands with a single transaction ID. For details about using the delimiter character, see Issuing Multiple Operational Commands. The default delimiter character is the ampersand (&). A different delimiter character may have been specified for your system in the DBCVTPR macro (see the System Reference Guide). CA Datacom CICS Services displays DELIM c, where c is the delimiter character, in the upper right corner of every response to an Operational command.

You can temporarily change the command delimiter character using the following transaction:

►►─ DBOC ─ DELIM=c ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄

DBOC

(Required) Specify the transaction ID used with Operational commands to control system resources. Leave a space between the transaction ID and the command.

DELIM=

(Required) Indicates to modify the delimiter character.

c

(Required) Represents the new delimiter character. Any special (not alphanumeric) character can be used as the command delimiter except the following:

Valid values include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

Once you have issued the previous transaction, the newly specified delimiter remains in effect for all CA Datacom CICS Services users until CA Datacom CICS Services is terminated or somebody changes it again.