Operand

Explanation

variable

This is the name that you want to assign to the variable. Variable names can be a minimum of two characters long up to eight characters long. Some variable names and variable prefixes are reserved for CA TPX. For a list of the variable names and prefixes that you cannot use for your variables, see Reserved Variables.

length

This is length of the variable (measured in character positions). The value of a user-defined variable is resolved literally, without substituting values for variable names. For example, if &ZDATE appears in the value of a user-defined variable, it will not be recognized as a variable name, and the characters "&ZDATE" will actually be printed.