I receive LSTOWN-L in digest format, so please excuse me if someone else
has responded since yesterday's digest.

Paul Clarke asked several questions regarding DD syntax, and then others
responded.

The command syntax in use here is based on Job Control Language (JCL),
which, as Ben Parker mentioned, is used in the IBM mainframe computer
environment.  I know just enough JCL to be dangerous (and to run my
mainframe SAS jobs at work), so I am definitely not an expert.  However, I
am looking at my JCL book to obtain the following information.

DD  means Data Definition.  It describes each dataset.
//  followed by command information marks the beginning or continuation of
    a command.
//  followed by no additional characters on the line indicates a Null
    statement, which may be used to mark the end of a job.
/*  is a Delimiter statement.  This is the "end-of-file" statement for
    marking the end of data that is included with the JCL statement.
//* is a Comment statement.  Comments are coded in columns 4 to 80 as
    an aid to documenting JCL.

I realize we are not dealing with JCL directly in performing LISTSERV
batch commands, but apparently they do follow a similar pattern.

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Best wishes,

Clark Pickett <[log in to unmask]>
Co-Administrator, EEAC Web Site and mailing lists
http://www.eeadopt.org


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