CLISTS Introduction
Duration
6 hours
Overview
The CLISTS Introduction course introduces the Command LIST (CLIST) interpreted language for the z/OS environment. It examines the commands and statements used by the CLIST language. It also shows how it can be used in conjunction with TSO commands and facilities to assist the general operations of z/OS.
Audience
Operations and programming personnel requiring an introduction to CLISTS
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the MVS operating system and TSO/ISPF
Objectives
- After completing this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the benefits and facilities of CLISTS
- recognise commands and statements to use CLISTS effectively
Course Content
Introduction to CLISTS
How to Create CLISTS
How to Invoke CLISTS - Implicit/ Explicit
Generalizing CLISTS
Symbolic Variables
The Proc Statement
Symbolic Substitution
Concatenation
CLISTS Commands
Comments
The Write Statements
The Set Statements
CLISTS Built-In Functions
Environment and Nested Procedures
The Control Statement, Procedures
Exit Routines - Error/ Attention Exits
Passing Control Options
Passing Variables - Global Variables and Parameters
Terminal and File Processing
The WRITENR Statement
The READ Statement
The SYSDVAL Statement
The READVAL Statement
The TERMIN Statement
The ALLOCATE Statement
The OPENFILE Statement
The GETFILE Statement
The PUTFILE Statement
The CLOSFILE Statement
The FREE Statement
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