IBM AS/400 Appendix C. The Create Commands, Using CL Commands, How to Interpret Syntax Diagrams

Reading Syntax Diagrams

Appendix C. The Create Commands

This section provides information on:

¹ Using CL commands

¹ Syntax diagram and description of CRTBNDRPG

¹Syntax diagram and description of CRTRPGMOD

For	information on the Create Program and Create Service Program commands
see	theCL Reference (Abridged).

Using CL Commands

Control Language		(CL)	commands	, parameters	, andkeywords	can be	entered
in	either	uppercase		or lowercase	characters.	In the	syntax diagram
in	uppercase (for example, PARAMETER, PREDEFINED-VALUE). Variables
appear in		lowercase italic lettersuser(for-definedexample,-value). Variables are
user-defined			names or	values.

How to Interpret Syntax Diagrams

The syntax diagrams in this book use the following conventions:

5533PARAMETER33(33-333333333333333333-33user-defined-value33)3333333333333333333333333335% ,3PREDEFINED-VALUE32

Figure	213. Structure of a Syntax Diagram
Read	the syntax diagram from left to right, and from top to bottom,
path	of the line.

The 5533 symbol indicates the beginning of the syntax diagram.

The 335% symbol indicates the end of the syntax diagram.

The 3335 symbol indicates that the statement syntax is continued on th

The 5333 symbol indicates that a statement is continued from the previ

The 33(33)33 symbol indicates that the parameter or value must be ente parentheses.

Required

parameters

appear on the base line

and

mustOptionalbe

entered.

parameters

appear

below the

base line

and

do

not

need

to

be

enter

lowing

sample,

you

must

enter

REQUIRED-PARAMETER

and

a

value

for

it,

but

you

do

not

need

to

enter

OPTIONAL-PARAMETER

or

a

value for

it.

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