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Operators

AutoEdit operators are used to add or subtract values from AutoEdit variables in the JCL. These operators can only be specified in a %%SET statement. Valid AutoEdit operators are:

Table 259 AutoEdit Operators

Operator

Description

%%PLUS

Adds a value to an AutoEdit variable.

%%MINUS

Subtracts a value from an AutoEdit variable.

AutoEdit operators are generally used as follows:

%%SET variable=operand operator operand

where:

Only one operator can be specified in each %%SET statement.

Example

Increase the number of generations (%%GENERATION_NUMBER) by one:

// %%SET %%GENERATION_NUMBER=%%GENERATION_NUMBER %%PLUS 1

If the value of %%GENERATION_NUMBER was initially 1, it is set to 2.

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JCL and AutoEdit Facility