The list contains the commands frequently used in CL programs and procedures. You can use this list to select the appropriate command for the function you want.
| System function | Command | Command function |
|---|---|---|
| Change program or procedure control | Call (CALL) | Calling a program. |
| Call Procedure (CALLPRC)1 | Calling a procedure. | |
| Return (RETURN) | Returning to the command following the command that causes a program or procedure to run. | |
| CL program or procedure limits | End Program (ENDPGM)1 | Indicating the end of a CL source program. |
| Program (PGM)1 | Indicating the start of a CL source program. | |
| CL program or procedure logic | Call Subroutine (CALLSUBR)1 | Passing control to a subroutine that is defined within the same program or procedure. |
| Do (DO)1 | Indicating the start of a Do group. | |
| Do For (DOFOR)1 | Indicating the start of a Do group that processes commands zero or more times based on specified values. | |
| Do Until (DOUNTIL)1 | Indicating the start of a Do group that processes a set of commands until the value of a logical expression is true. | |
| Do While (DOWHILE)1 | Indicating the start of a Do group that processes a set of commands while the value of a logical expression remains true. | |
| Else (ELSE)1 | Defining the action to be taken for the else (false) condition of an IF command. | |
| End Do (ENDDO)1 | Indicating the end of a Do group. | |
| End Select (ENDSELECT)1 | Indicating the end of a Select group. | |
| End Subroutine (ENDSUBR)1 | Ending a subroutine. | |
| Go To (GOTO)1 | Branching to another command. | |
| If (IF)1 | Processing commands based on the value of a logical expression. | |
| Iterate (ITERATE)1 | Ending processing of commands in a Do While, Do Until, or Do For group, and evaluates the group conditions again. | |
| Leave (LEAVE)1 | Ending processing of commands in a Do While, Do Until, or Do For group. | |
| Otherwise (OTHERWISE)1 | Defining the commands to be processed if no conditions on a When command in a Select group are true. | |
| Return Subroutine (RTNSUBR)1 | Exiting a subroutine. | |
| Subroutine (SUBR)1 | Delimiting the group of commands which define a subroutine. | |
| Select (SELECT)1 | Indicating the start of a Select group, which allows conditional processing of command groups. | |
| When (WHEN)1 | Processing commands in a Select group when the value of a logical expression is true. | |
| CL program or procedure variables | Change Variable (CHGVAR)1 | Changing the value of a CL variable. |
| Declare (DCL) 1 | Declaring a variable. | |
| Conversion | Change Variable (CHGVAR)1 | Changing the value of a CL variable. |
| Convert Date (CVTDAT)1 | Changing the format of a date. | |
| Data areas | Change Data Area (CHGDTAARA) | Changing a data area. |
| Create Data Area (CRTDTAARA) | Creating a data area. | |
| Delete Data Area (DLTDTAARA) | Deleting a data area. | |
| Display Data Area (DSPDTAARA) | Displaying a data area. | |
| Retrieve Data Area (RTVDTAARA)1 | Copying the content of a data area to a CL variable. | |
| Files | End Receive (ENDRCV)1 | Canceling a request for input previously issued by a RCVF, SNDF, or SNDRCVF command to a display file. |
| Declare File (DCLF)1 | Declaring a display or database file. | |
| Receive File (RCVF)1 | Reading a record from a display or database file. | |
| Retrieve Member Description (RTVMBRD)1 | Retrieving a description of a specific member of a database file. | |
| Send File (SNDF)1 | Writing a record to a display file. | |
| Send/Receive File (SNDRCVF)1 | Writing a record to a display file and reads that record after the user has replied. | |
| Wait (WAIT)1 | Waiting for data to be received from an SNDF, RCVF, or SNDRCVF command issued to a display file. | |
| Messages | Monitor Message (MONMSG)1 | Monitoring for escape, status, and notify messages sent to a program's message queue. |
| Receive Message (RCVMSG)1 | Copying a message from a message queue into CL variables in a CL program or procedure. | |
| Remove Message (RMVMSG)1 | Removing a specified message from a specified message queue. | |
| Retrieve Message (RTVMSG)1 | Copying a predefined message from a message file into CL program or procedure variables. | |
| Send Program Message (SNDPGMMSG)1 | Sending a program message to a message queue. | |
| Send Reply (SNDRPY)1 | Sending a reply message to the sender of an inquiry message. | |
| Send User Message (SNDUSRMSG) | Sending an informational or inquiry message to a display station or system operator. | |
| Miscellaneous commands | Check Object (CHKOBJ) | Checking for the existence of an object and, optionally, the necessary authority to use the object. |
| Include CL Source (INCLUDE)1 | Embedding CL source commands at compile time. | |
| Print Command Usage (PRTCMDUSG) | Producing a cross-reference listing for a specified group of commands that are used in a specified group of CL programs or procedures. | |
| Retrieve Configuration Source (RTVCFGSRC) | Generating CL command source for creating existing configuration objects and placing the source in a source file member. | |
| Retrieve Configuration Status (RTVCFGSTS)1 | Giving applications the capability to retrieve configuration status from three configuration objects: line, controller, and device. | |
| Retrieve Job Attributes (RTVJOBA)1 | Retrieving the value of one or more job attributes and placing the values in a CL variable. | |
| Retrieve System Value (RTVSYSVAL)1 | Retrieving a system value and placing it into a CL variable. | |
| Retrieve User Profile (RTVUSRPRF)1 | Retrieving user profile attributes and placing them into CL variables. | |
| Program creation commands | Create CL Module (CRTCLMOD) | Creating an integrated language environment (ILE) CL module. |
| Delete Module (DLTMOD) | Deleting a module. | |
| Delete Program (DLTPGM) | Deleting a program. | |
| Create Bound Control Language Program (CRTBNDCL) | Creating an ILE CL program. | |
| Create CL Program (CRTCLPGM) | Creating an original program model (OPM) CL program. | |
| Create Program (CRTPGM) | Creating an ILE program from one or more modules. | |
| Create Service Program (CRTSRVPGM) | Creating an ILE service program from one or more modules. | |
| 1 Indicates the commands that you can use only in CL programs and procedures. | ||