REXX Tips & Tricks, Version 2.80

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Using %0 ... %9 with OS/2 commands





Be aware that the strings %0 ... %9, when used with OS/2 commands in a 
REXX program, are replaced by the CMD.EXE with the name of the program 
(%0) and the parameters (%1 ... %9). 
Example: 



 
/*                                                                    */
                    /* The lineout statement prints                   */
                    /*    %0 %1 %2 %3                                 */
                    /* to the screen                                  */
  call LineOut , "%0 %1 %2 %3"

                    /* The ECHO command prints                        */
                    /*   - the name of the CMD (%0)                   */
                    /*   - and the parameter 1 to 3 (%1 ... %3)       */
                    /* to the screen                                  */
  '@ECHO %0 %1 %2 %3'







The same is true for the names of environment variables enclosed in % used 
with OS/2 commands. 



(see the sections Get the invocation syntax, Get the name of the MAIN 
program called, and Get the parameters as seen by CMD.EXE for usage of 
this feature)   





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