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///1GET
Syntax:
GET {CONSOLE INPUT FROM} FILE filespec{[{ECHO|NO ECHO} | SYSTEM]}
GET {CONSOLE INPUT FROM} CONSOLE
Explanation:
GET directs the system to take console input from a file for the
next system command or user program entered at the console.
Console input is taken from a file until the program
terminates. If the file is exhausted before program input is
terminated, the program looks for subsequent input from the
console. If the program terminates before exhausting all its
input, the system reverts back to the console for console input.
With the SYSTEM option, the system immediately goes to the
specified file for console input. The system reverts to the
console for input when it reaches the end of file. Re-direct
the system to the console for console input with the GET
CONSOLE INPUT FROM CONSOLE command as a command line in the input
file.
///2Options
ECHO specifies that input is echoed to the console. This
is the default option.
NO ECHO specifies that file input is not echoed to the
console. The program output and the system prompts are
not affected by this option and are still echoed to
the console.
SYSTEM specifies that all system input is immediately taken
from the disk file specified in the command line. GET
takes system and program input from the file until the
file is exhausted or until GET reads a GET console
command from the file.
///2Examples
A>GET FILE XINPUT
A>MYPROG
Tells the system to activate the GET utility. Since SYSTEM
is not specified, the system reads the next input line from
the console and executes MYPROG. If MYPROG program
requires console input, it is taken from the file XINPUT.
When MYPROG terminates, the system reverts back to the
console for console input.
A>GET FILE XIN2 [SYSTEM]
Immediately directs the system to get subsequent
console input from file XIN2 because it includes the SYSTEM
option. The system reverts back to the console for
console input when it reaches the end of file in XIN2. Or
XIN2 may redirect the system back to the console if it
contains a GET CONSOLE command.
A>GET CONSOLE
Tells the system to get console input from the console.
This command may be used in a file (previously specified in
a GET FILE command), which is already being read by the
system for console input. It is used to re-direct the
console input back to the console before the end-of-file
is reached.