DCL

VAR(&HANDLE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(50)

DCL

VAR(&PARMX) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(512)

DCL

VAR(&KEYW) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(...)

DCL

VAR(&TYPE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)

DCL

VAR(&VALUE) TYPE( . . .

DCL

VAR(&FORMAT) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)

CALL

PGM(LNCSETKW) PARM(&HANDLE &PARMX +

&KEYW &TYPE &VALUE &FORMAT)

Parameters

&PARMX

&PARMX is the variable to change. This variable will be used in a call to LNCCMD.
When programming in OPM mode (non ILE), variable &PARMX 512.

&KEYW

&KEYW contains the keyword to insert in &PARMX..
The keyword can be inside doubles quotes ("), or, it must be ended by a punctuation character or a blank.

Example: CHGVAR VAR(&KEYW) VALUE('Pattern;') 

If &KEYW is blank, value of parameter &VALUE will be added to &PARMX, with a semicolon before (;) if &PARMX is not empty.

&TYPE

&TYPE is the type of the value given to the keyword.
Possible values are:

*STR: Character string type; Double quotes ("") will be added to the value given in parameter &VALUE.

*DEC: Numeric;

*BOO: Boolean; &VALUE contain value :
'1' or 'T' for True,
'0' or 'F' for False.

*CAT: Value of &VALUE will be concatenated to the value already set in &PARMX for the keyword.

*CLR: The keyword and its value are deleted from &PARMX.

&VALUE

Contains the value to affect to Keyword

&FORMAT

Format of parameter &VALUE, in the form : Tn.d
T is the data type:
A for character.
P for packed decimal
S for zoned decimal.
n is the number of digits or characters in &VALUE.
d is the number of digits after the decimal point for a numeric value.