EXEC 2
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EXEC 2 is an interpreted, command procedure control, computer scripting language used by the EXEC 2 Processor supplied with the IBM Virtual Machine/System Product (VM/SP) operating system.[1]
EXEC 2 is similar to EXEC with the following enhancements:[2]
- There is no 8-byte restriction on token length.[3]
- Statements can be up to 255 characters long.
- EXEC 2 can issue commands to subcommand environments as well as CMS and CP.
- EXEC 2 has additional built-in functions.
- EXEC 2 commands may include subroutines and functions.
- EXEC 2 has extra debugging facilities.
- CMS programs can manipulate EXEC 2 variables.
XEDIT Macros[edit]
XEDIT Macros are files with filetype XEDIT, whose contents are written using the syntax of CMS EXEC, EXEC 2 or REXX.[4] Like regular EXEC 2 "EXEC" command files, they begin with a "&TRACE" statement,[4] to distinguish them from CMS EXEC files.
History[edit]
Written in the 1970s,[5], EXEC 2 was preceded by CMS EXEC and superseded by REXX.
All three — CMS EXEC, EXEC 2 and REXX — continue to be supported by the IBM CMS product.
References[edit]
- ^ Varian, Melinda. "VM AND THE VM COMMUNITY: Past, Present, and Future" (PDF). Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ IBM Corporation. "EXEC 2 Processor and CMS EXEC Processor". Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ "EXEC 2 Processor and CMS EXEC Processor".
- ^ a b EXEC 2 Reference (PDF). p. 92.
- ^ "EXEC 2".
