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Executing a Program

The RUN command initiates execution of a program by a user or by an application developer during the testing of an application. A program cannot run after an EDIT change until it is successfully compiled. For more information, see Compiling a Program.

You can run a program by issuing a RUN command in the command area during a session. See Running a CA Ideal Application Online. You can also submit a member containing a RUN command in a batch job stream. See the Batch CA Ideal and Running Batch Applications.

You can direct the output of a run-any generated reports-to the output library (for browsing online), to a system or network printer, or to a CA‑eMail ID.

Determine the destination of a report in one of the following ways:

• Issue the RUN command without the destination clause. All output generated during the run are directed to the destination determined by the default destination clause values for the current session.
• Use the destination clause of the RUN command to specify where all reports generated by the application are directed. The destination clause information supplied in a RUN command overrides the default destination clause values for the current session.
• The ASSIGN REPORT statement can change the destination of a report during a run.