<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2005" /> <meta name="DC.rights.owner" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2005" /> <meta name="security" content="public" /> <meta name="Robots" content="index,follow" /> <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true r (cz 1 lz 1 nz 1 oz 1 vz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0) "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true r (SS~~000 1))' /> <meta name="DC.Type" content="concept" /> <meta name="DC.Title" content="Benefits of using overrides" /> <meta name="abstract" content="Overrides are particularly useful for making minor changes to the way a program functions or for selecting the data on which it operates without having to recompile the program. Their principal value is in allowing you to use general purpose programs in a wider variety of circumstances." /> <meta name="description" content="Overrides are particularly useful for making minor changes to the way a program functions or for selecting the data on which it operates without having to recompile the program. Their principal value is in allowing you to use general purpose programs in a wider variety of circumstances." /> <meta name="DC.subject" content="override, benefits, examples, general" /> <meta name="keywords" content="override, benefits, examples, general" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rbal3ovrint.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Format" content="XHTML" /> <meta name="DC.Identifier" content="rbal3ovrben" /> <meta name="DC.Language" content="en-us" /> <!-- All rights reserved. Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ibmdita.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ic.css" /> <title>Benefits of using overrides</title> </head> <body id="rbal3ovrben"><a name="rbal3ovrben"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1">Benefits of using overrides</h1> <div><p>Overrides are particularly useful for making minor changes to the way a program functions or for selecting the data on which it operates without having to recompile the program. Their principal value is in allowing you to use general purpose programs in a wider variety of circumstances.</p> <div class="p">Examples of items where you can use overrides include the following cases: <ul><li>Changing the name of the file to process</li> <li>Selecting the database file member to process</li> <li>Indicating whether to spool output</li> <li>Directing output to a different tape unit</li> <li>Changing printer characteristics such as lines per inch and number of copies</li> <li>Selecting the remote location to use with an ICF file</li> <li>Changing the characteristics of a communications session</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbal3ovrint.htm" title="An override is a CL command that temporarily changes a file name, a device name, or remote location name associated with the file, or some of the other attributes of a file.">Overrides: An overview</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>