<?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="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="task" /> <meta name="DC.Title" content="Write a prompt override program" /> <meta name="abstract" content="A prompt override program needs to be passed certain information to return current values when a command is prompted." /> <meta name="description" content="A prompt override program needs to be passed certain information to return current values when a command is prompted." /> <meta name="DC.subject" content="prompt override program, writing, program, writing prompt override" /> <meta name="keywords" content="prompt override program, writing, program, writing prompt override" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="promptoverpgm.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="paramprompt.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="passinfo.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="errorsover.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="sampop.htm" /> <meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Rights.Owner" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Format" content="XHTML" /> <meta name="DC.Identifier" content="wrtpop" /> <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>Write a prompt override program</title> </head> <body id="wrtpop"><a name="wrtpop"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1">Write a prompt override program</h1> <div><p>A prompt override program needs to be passed certain information to return current values when a command is prompted. </p> <div class="section"> <p>You must consider both the passed information and the returned values when you write a prompt override program.</p> </div> </div> <div> <ul class="ullinks"> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="paramprompt.htm">Parameters passed to the prompt override program</a></strong><br /> The prompt override program is passed several parameters.</li> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="passinfo.htm">Information returned from the prompt override program</a></strong><br /> Based on the values passed, the prompt override program retrieves the current values for the parameters that are not key parameters.</li> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="errorsover.htm">Allow for errors in a prompt override program</a></strong><br /> Your prompt override program should include error handling.</li> </ul> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="promptoverpgm.htm" title="This describes how to use a prompt override program to allow current values rather than defaults to be displayed when a command is prompted.">Use a prompt override program</a></div> </div> <div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br /> <div><a href="sampop.htm" title="This example shows the command source for a command and the prompt override program.">Example: Use a prompt override program</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>