Dynamic Value Syntax

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Dynamic Value Syntax

When the documentation for an LPDSERV/LPDDEST/LPDFILE parameter specifies &xnol any of the following formats can be used:

&x  /  &xn  / &xno  / &xnol

where:

&

The & subparameter specifies that dynamic value assignment must be used.

X

The x subparameter specifies which of the following input control lines or data header lines must be used:

C—Class name for banner page
H—Origin host name
J—Job name for banner page
L—User name for banner page
M—User name for completion email
N—Name of source file
P—Requestor's user identification
T—Title for formatted print file
D—Extracted data header from the first data buffer

N

The optional n subparameter specifies which word within the control line parameter must be used. If the n subparameter is not specified, format &x is being used, alphanumeric characters are copied from the input control line to the output file attribute.

If specified, the n subparameter has the following meaning:

1—Use first control line word value.
2—Use second control line word as value if present, else use first word.
3—Use third control line word as value if present, else use preceding word.
4—Use forth control line word as value if present, else use preceding word.
5—Use fifth control line word as value if present, else use preceding word.
9—Use last control line word as value.
8—Use the control line word that is one previous to the last control line word as value, if present.
7—Use the control line word that is two previous to the last control line word as value, if present.
6—Use the control line word that is three previous to the last control line word as value, if present.
0—Use the last control line word as value unless it is a commonly used file extension like DOC or TXT. In that case, the preceding word is used.

O

The optional o subparameter specifies the offset; this is where the copying of alphanumeric characters from the input control line word to the output file attribute is to begin.

L

The optional l subparameter specifies the number of alphanumeric characters to be copied from the specified input control line word to the output file attribute.

Note: The &xnol parameter can be specified up to four times per LPDSERV/LPDDEST/LPDFILE parameter.

Examples

Syntax Sample Code	Interpretation
FNAME=&P	Use the control line P user ID as the output filename.
FNAME=&N0	Use the last word in control line N as the output filename, unless it is a commonly used file extension.
FNAME=&P102&P152&F1	Set the output file name to the first character 1-2 and 6-7 of control line P user ID followed by first control line N word.
FHEADER='Job Name : ', FNAME=&D1, FWRITER=&D1	Let a data header line start after first occurrence of string 'Job Name : ' in the first data buffer, if found. Set the output file name and writer name to the first word within the data header line.