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<h1 class="topictitle1">Command continuation</h1>
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<div><p>Commands can be entered in free format. This means that a command
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does not have to begin in a specific location on a coding sheet or on the
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display. A command can be contained entirely in one record, or it can be continued
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on several lines or in several records. </p>
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<p>Whether continued or not, the total command length cannot exceed 32,702
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characters. Either of two special characters, the plus sign (+) or the minus
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sign (-), is entered as the last non-blank character on the line to indicate
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that a command is continued. Blanks immediately <em>preceding</em> a + or -
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sign are always included; blanks immediately following a + or - in the <em>same
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record</em> are ignored. Blanks in the <em>next record</em> that precede the
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first non-blank character in the record are ignored when + is specified but
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are included when - is specified.</p>
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<p>The + is generally useful between parameters or values. At least one blank
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must precede the sign when it is used between separate parameters or values.
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The difference between the plus and minus sign usage is particularly important
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when continuation occurs inside a quoted character string.</p>
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<p>The example that follows shows the difference.</p>
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<pre>CRTLIB LIB(XYZ) TEXT('This is CONT+
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INUED')
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CRTLIB LIB(XYZ) TEXT('This is CONT-
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INUED')
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For + : CRTLIB LIB(XYZ) TEXT('This is CONTINUED')
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For - : CRTLIB LIB(XYZ) TEXT('This is CONT INUED')</pre>
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<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> <ol><li>The minus sign causes the leading blanks on the next line to be entered. </li>
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<li>Use continuation characters + and - in CL programs only. An error occurs
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if + or - is used on a command entry display. </li>
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<li>The characters + and - are used for multiple-command examples, but not
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for single-command examples.</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbam6comparts.htm" title="The parts of a command include a command label (optional), a command name (mnemonic), and one or more parameters. The parameter includes a keyword and a value.">Command parts</a></div>
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