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PUTSYM

Language element:	function
Category:	general-purpose OpenVMS
OpenVMS specifics:	All aspects are host-specific

RC

is the return code. If the PUTSYM function executes successfully, the return value is 0. Otherwise, the return value is the OpenVMS error code indicating why it failed.

symbol-name

is the name of the DCL symbol that you want to create. It can be a character variable value, a character literal enclosed in single or double quotation marks, or another character expression.

value

is the string to be assigned to the symbol. It can be a character variable, a character literal enclosed in single or double quotation marks, or another character expression.

scope

defines whether the symbol is a local or global symbol. If the value of scope is 1, the symbol is defined as a local symbol. If the value of scope is 2, the symbol is defined as a global symbol. The scope argument can be either a numeric literal or a numeric variable.

Details

The PUTSYM function creates a DCL symbol in your process. If the PUTSYM function executes successfully, the return value is 0. Otherwise, the return value is the OpenVMS error code that indicates why it failed.

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