WTOR statement
The WTOR (Write to Operator with Reply) statement sends a message to the z/OS® system console and waits for a reply.
The following table shows the format of the WTOR statement.
| Column | Function | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | Identifies control statement | WTOR | WTOR statement. |
| 5 | Reserved | b | |
| 6-72 | Message to send | Message to be written to the system console. | |
| 73-80 | Sequence indication | nnnnnnnn | For SYSIN2 statement override. |
Example of WTOR statement
This WTOR statement causes the test stream to hold until DFSDDLT0 receives a response from the z/OS console operator. Any response is valid.
|---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----<
WTOR AT A WTOR
WITHIN TEST STREAM - ANY RESPONSE WILL CONTINUE