TYPE

Syntax Description

text

is the user-specified string of characters sent to the server.

Details

The TYPE statement sends characters to the server as if they had been typed on a personal computer that is attached to that operating environment. For example, in a script that automatically signs on to the server, you use a TYPE statement to issue the server sign-on command.

text can be any combination of the following:

• literal string(s) that are enclosed in quotation marks, such as 'any string'.

• hexadecimal character string(s) that are enclosed in quotation marks, such as '01020304X'.

• 3270 key mnemonics if you have a 3270 connection.

If you use TYPE statements in the script and some characters that are specified by the statement are not typed, try using the WAITFOR statement to establish a pause in script execution between TYPE statements.

To use a TYPE statement that has more than 80 characters in a sign-on script, divide the TYPE statement into two or more TYPE statements. To divide the TYPE statement, insert a hyphen (-) at the division point. For example, consider the following TYPE statement:

type "sas options ('dmr comamid=tcp')" 
enter;

To divide this statement, change it as follows:

type "sas options ('dmr comamid=-" enter;
type "tcp')" enter;

Note:   Do not insert spaces before or after the hyphen.  

To specify an ASCII control character in the TYPE statement, use a mnemonic representation of the character. The following table lists the ASCII control characters and the corresponding mnemonics, decimal codes, and hexadecimal values.

• Do not enclose an ASCII mnemonic in quotation marks.

• In the TYPE statement, use only the values from decimal 0 to 127 (hexadecimal 0 to 7F). Do not use any of the extended ASCII characters whose values are greater than 127 (decimal).

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