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INTERPRET Instruction

OPS/REXX supports INTERPRET instructions under these conditions:

• An INTERPRET instruction can find an external function or a load module only if another instruction refers to that function or module. Most CA OPS/MVS built-in functions are dynamically located.
• When an INTERPRET instruction refers to CA OPS/MVS global variables (for example, x = GLOBAL.A), the global variable stem must be used directly in another instruction (not another INTERPRET instruction) elsewhere in the program. You can use global variables accessed through the OPSVALUE function in an interpreted instruction.

Note: The INTERPRET instruction executes more slowly than other REXX instructions. Therefore, use it only when system performance is not an issue or when absolutely necessary.