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4.6.1.1 Document Assembly Commands

The commands $COPY, $SMEM, $LMEM, and $DMEM select data set
members.  $COPY is used in book picklists.  $SMEM and $LMEM
can appear in a picklist or a text module.  $DMEM normally is
used only from a picklist, but can also be imbedded within a
text member.  The description of each command follows.  Note
that the format of these commands is fixed.  The document
assembly dollar commands are:

$COPY mmm...

   When $COPY appears in a picklist, it copies in another
   picklist.  In that case, mmm...  has the value PIC...
   $COPY statements can be nested up to 10 levels deep.

   $COPY is used only for picklists.  The commands $SMEM and
   $LMEM replace the old $COPY #INS....  and #INL....  and
   thus allow any member name to be referenced in a copy
   operation, as described below.

$DMEM mmm...  ttt...

   Names a DIC.TEXT (data dictionary) member (61 characters
   wide) to be included in the output file.  "mmm..." is the
   member name (data element name) and "ttt..." is the long
   data element name; ttt...  can contain up to 40
   characters.

$LMEM mmm...  ttt...

   Names a long text member (up to 130 characters wide) to be
   included in the output file.  This command should normally
   be imbedded within a text member, but is also used in a
   picklist to copy title pages.  "mmm..." is the member
   name, and "ttt..." is the figure title that is maintained
   for easy identification of the member contents.

$SMEM mmm...  ttt...

   Names a short text member (normally up to 61 characters
   wide) to be copied to the output document file.  This
   command is used in picklists to identify text sections
   that make up a larger document.  This command can also be
   imbedded within a text member to copy additional text into
   the output document.  "mmm..." is the member name, and
   "ttt..." is the descriptive section title that appears in
   the online Document Browse menu.

Note:  The document assembly commands are fixed format.
       These commands expect the member name field to occupy
       8 character positions.  Member names should begin in
       column 7 and titles should begin in column 16.  Up to
       57 characters of title information will be displayed
       by online Document Browse or printed in the hardcopy
       tables of contents.