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Keyword Format

The standard keyword has the following format:

keyword=value

The keyword is a one to eight characters long, alphanumeric string. If the value contains blanks, then quotes are required, according to normal quoting rules. For example, a value of ACT IMM is specified as follows:

KEYWORD='ACT IMM'

A value of NOT ACT’D is specified in one of the following ways:

KEYWORD='NOT ACT''D'
KEYWORD="NOT ACT'D"

If the initial &SETVARS statement is successful, keywords are converted into variables which have the format: PARMkeyword.

Example: Keyword Variables

This example passes the following parameters:

CUSTACT=NOTIFY USER=FRED TEXT="Fred, the problem's fixed!"

These parameters create the following variables:

• PARMCUSTACT, containing the value: NOTIFY
• PARMUSER, containing the value: FRED
• PARMTEXT, containing the value: Fred, the problem’s fixed!