IBM SC34-5764-01 - Manual (Page 320)

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& Variable identifier
Operands
char
specifies the control character being defined.
VAriable
defines a REXX variable identifier control character. Variable identifier control characters are used to
associate Panel Facility control characters with REXX variable names. More than one variable control
character can be defined at one time. Following the VARIABLE keyword may be a list of variable
names (variable) or a single stem name (stem.). The variable list can contain one to 32,767 variable
names. Only one stem name can be specified and the stem name must end in a period. This period
identifies the variable as a stem and leaving off the period causes the name to be interpreted as a
simple variable.
Using a variable list and a stem name cannot be mixed. When the panel generator encounters a
variable control character a substitution is done. Simple variable lists are substituted in the same order
as listed. For example, the third variable control character is replaced with the third variable listed for
that control character. The stem variable is replaced by appending a three-character number (tail) to
the stem name. The number starts at 1 and is incremented as that stem control character is
encountered. Therefore, the tenth stem control character for a particular stem would have a 10 as the
tail (STEM.10). Since these variables are REXX variables, they must follow the REXX variable naming
rules.
DROP
drops char as a field control character.
Options
UNProtect
specifies that the field is not protected from operator input. (This is the default.)
PRotect
specifies that the field is protected from operator input.
SKip
specifies a protected field with the auto-skip feature. Operator entering a character in the last position
of the previous unprotected field causes the cursor to skip over this field.
NORmal
specifies that the field is not highlighted. (This is the default.)
BRight
specifies that the field is highlighted.
INVisible
specifies that the field is invisible.
GReen
RED
BLUe
TUrquoise
WHite
YEllow
PInk
DEfcolor
are the choices for the color.
Panel Facility
298 CICS TS for VSE/ESA: REXX Guide