LANGUAGE XPATH (CMS and z/OS)

Defines the extract file search path file type (TSO DD name) information.


                    .-ASMLANGX------------------.   
>>-LANguage--XPATH--+---------------------------+--------------><
                    | .-separator-------------. |   
                    | V                   (1) | |   
                    '---extract-file-type-----+-'

Notes:

Up to 10 entries can be specified.

ASMLANGX: The default extract file search path.
extract-file-type: The extract file search path.
separator: A comma, blank, or semicolon. Separates extract file types.

The following characters are allowed in XPATH entries:

A–Z (or a–z)
@, #, _, $, –, +
0–9 (not allowed as first character of an entry)

This information is used to locate extract files for which the extract file type (z/OS DD name) was not explicitly specified. The XPATH entries are searched in the supplied order.

The LANGUAGE OPTIONS command displays the current XPATH information.

The ability to define the extract file search path gives you full control of the extract file loading process. It is easy to support the coexistence of many versions of a target program.

Return codes

0: Operation successful
2: Keyword truncated
5: Arguments are invalid