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174 Chapter 3
Command Definitions C-E
DATA
DATA
Enters data into the system from a device file. (Cannot be used to enter data from
$STDIN.) (Native Mode)
Syntax
DATA[ jsname,] username [/userpass].acctname [/acctpass][;filename]
Parameters
jsname Name of job or session that is to read data. Default is no job/session name.
It may contain up to eight alphanumeric characters, beginning with a
letter.
username User name that allows you to access MPE/iX in this account, as
established by the account manager. It may contain up to eight
alphanumeric characters, beginning with a letter.
userpass User password, optionally assigned by the account manager. It may
contain up to eight alphanumeric characters, beginning with a letter. If a
password exists, but is not supplied in the command syntax, the STREAM
command will prompt you for it if:
• The STREAM command is invoked from a session.
• Neither $STDIN nor $STDLIST is redirected.
• The DATA command is a first level data command (it is not nested
within a second level STREAM command).
acctname Account name under which job/session is running, as established by the
system manager. It may contain up to eight alphanumeric characters,
beginning with a letter.
acctpass Account password, optionally assigned by system manager. It may contain
up to eight alphanumeric characters, beginning with a letter. If a password
exists, but is not supplied in the command syntax, the STREAM command
will prompt you for it if:
• The STREAM command is invoked from a session.
• Neither $STDIN nor $STDLIST is redirected.
• The DATA command is a first level data command (it is not nested
within a second level STREAM command).
filename Optional name for the data, used to distinguish between two separate data
files that are to be read by the same program. It may contain up to eight
alphanumeric characters, beginning with a letter. Default is that no
distinguishing name is assigned.