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Program Execution Section

This section identifies the executable batch program and defines the environment in which it operates. Normally, it consists of multiple job control statements defining input/output devices or data sets, options, etc., terminated by an EXEC statement, which begins program execution. At present, only the EXEC statement is implemented. The EXEC statement format is:

//EXEC   PGM=program-name,PARM=exec-params

Again, one or more blanks may separate “EXEC” from the arguments, and “program-name” is the name of the CA Top Secret batch utility program to be executed. See the following heading entitled: “Available Batch Utility Programs” for a list of valid program names. Program execution keywords may be supplied via the PARM= option. This is optional, and, if not specified, the comma following the program name must be omitted. If there is only a single execution keyword, and it contains no blanks, commas, or special characters, it may be specified directly after the PARM=; otherwise, it must be enclosed in quotation marks (“) or apostrophes (').