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Predefined variables

PRL provides predefined, reserved variables.

Use these variables to obtain information about the current IBM CICS environment. The following descriptions of predefined variables show variable characters in uppercase, to indicate that these exact characters must be specified for that variable.

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CDATE (Day Date Month, Year)

This variable passes the current date in the form:

Thursday 12th September, 2006

It can be used to look for certain conditions on a specific day of the week or month, or to print a more descriptive title. An example follows:

SET TITLE = 'TRANSACTION DAILY REPORT'
SET TITLE1 = &CDATE

ZDATE (mm/dd/yyyy)

The ZDATE variable passes the current date, expressed as mm/dd/yyyy. An example follows:

SELECT TYPE 6E RECORDS FROM CMRDETL
WHERE CMRDATE = &ZDATE

ZTIME (hh:mm:ss)

The ZTIME variable passes the current time, expressed as hh:mm:ss. An example follows:

PRINT 'REPORT GENERATED AT' &ZTIME


 

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