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CLIST Interrupt Commands

CLIST interrupt commands include:

PAUSE Command
PAUSE display-string

Where:

display-string-any displayable string

Use the PAUSE command to provide for a temporary interruption of the CLIST execution.

Execution will temporarily be suspended and the display-string will be displayed in the message area. Execution will restart whenever the ENTER key is pressed with no command entry. You may enter commands while CLIST execution is suspended.

PROMPT Command
PROMPT display-string

Where:

display-string-any displayable string

Use the PROMPT command to provide for a temporary interruption of the CLIST execution.

Execution will temporarily be suspended and the display-string will be displayed in the message area. Execution will restart only when RESUME is entered on the command line. Until such time, commands and data may be freely entered.

RESUME Command
RESUME

Use the RESUME command to restart CLIST execution after a PROMPT command is encountered.

Note: RESUME may not be part of a CLIST; it is only for manual entry on the command line.