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Output Variables Generated by OPSCMD

When you use OPSCMD in a CLIST or REXX program, you can capture the response to the issued command in REXX or CLIST variables. The program can then analyze the response and take the appropriate action.

The following list shows the output variables that OPSCMD creates. The value prefix is the value specified with the PREFIX keyword.

• Contains the number of lines returned in the command response.

  Variable Name if CMDRESP(CLIST): prefix and prefix0

  Variable Name if CMDRESP(REXX): prefix.0

• Contains the text of line n of the command response.

  Variable Name if CMDRESP(CLIST): prefixn

  Variable Name if CMDRESP(REXX): prefix.n

  The n value is an integer corresponding to the output line number.

• Contains the number of words in line n of the command response.

  Variable Name if CMDRESP(CLIST): prefixnW

  Variable Name if CMDRESP(REXX): prefix.n.0

• Contains the mth word in line n of the command response.

  Variable Name if CMDRESP(CLIST): prefixnWm

  Variable Name if CMDRESP(REXX): prefix.n.m

  The m is a number indicating the position of the word in output line n.

• Contains the return code from the command.

  Variable Name if CMDRESP(CLIST): prefixRC

  Variable Name if CMDRESP(REXX): prefixRC

• Contains the name of the console associated with the command.

  Variable Name if CMDRESP(CLIST): prefixCONNAME

  Variable Name if CMDRESP(REXX): prefixCONNAME