Executing a Member

The EXECUTE command initiates the processing of CA Ideal commands in a member. Each command stored in the member is successively executed until either of the following conditions:

The last line is processed, or
A command causes an error. Subsequent commands in the member are not processed.

Storing commands in a member is useful when you use the same sequence of commands repetitively. For example, you can store the following commands in a member and execute it to select the system PAY, set the runtime environment to suppress the Run Completed message and signoff automatically at the end of the application, and execute the PAYROLL application.

SELECT SYSTEM PAY
SET RUN QUITMSG NO
SET RUN QUITIDEAL YES
RUN PAYROLL

You can place a series of change commands in a member and reuse it in the PROCEDURE, WORKING DATA, and PARAMETER definitions. For example,

CHANGE /ABC/DEF/
CHANGE /DVW‑A/DVW‑B/