OPS/REXX Built-in Functions › OPSGETVL Function

OPSGETVL Function

The OPSGETVL function retrieves the names of global variables that match a variable name mask that you specify, and then returns the number of variables it found to var and prefix.0. This function also returns the actual variable names that it found to an array of variables that are named prefix.1, prefix.2, and so on. The default prefix is GETVL.

Notes:

• The OPSGETVL function can be used in OPS/REXX, AOF rules, TSO/E REXX, or CLIST.
• This function is supplied for compatibility with Automate code. When writing new code, use OPSVALUE instead.

OPSGETVL has the following format:

var = OPSGETVL('namemask [prefix][optional keywords]')