Syntax
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*call* _script\-file_ \[_parameter\-name_=_parameter\-value_\]... |
Description
The
call command loads and executes a command script.
Scripts are interpreted line by line, with parameter substitution made just before each line is executed. Parameter substitution is indicated with a $(PARAMETER_NAME) sequence in the called script. Parameters are replaced by the value corresponding with the parameter's name (name=value format) in the
call command itself. Each parameter of the
call command must have a corresponding value.
call commands can be nested in called scripts up to ten levels deep.
If a parameter with the same name appears more than once in
call, the first instance of the parameter with that name is used. If a parameter is referenced in the script, but was not passed in via the
call command, an error is issued when the line with the reference is parsed.
Parameters
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style | border-bottom-color: #E8E8E8; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: #E8E8E8; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: #E8E8E8; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: #E8E8E8; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; vertical-align: top; |
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| script-file |
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| Filename of the script to process. |
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| parameter-name |
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| Name of a parameter to pass to the script. |
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| Value to be set for the parameter. |
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Examples
To invoke a script called
script.udm.
- Parameter file has a value of *.
- Parameter src has a value of c:\source.
- Parameter dst has the value /etc/dest.
To invoke a script under IBM i, the member name is required and can be
*FILE:
Specifying
*FILE invokes the normal default IBM i file search order.
To invoke a script under IBM i included as an inline file in a database job, the call must specify
*FIRST as the database member name.
The following example illustrates both:
- Invocation of an inline script, CALLME, using the STRUDM command from a database job.
- Invocation of an inline script, CALL1, using the CALL command from a database job.