SET_SYMBOL

The SET_SYMBOL procedure defines a DCL (Digital Command Language) interpreter symbol for the current process. SET_SYMBOL is available only under VMS.

Calling Sequence

SET_SYMBOL, Name, Value

Arguments

Name

A scalar string containing the name of the symbol to be defined.

Value

A scalar string containing the value with which Name is defined.

Keywords

TYPE

Indicates the table into which Name will be defined. Setting TYPE to 1 specifies the local symbol table, while a value of 2 specifies the global symbol table. The default is the local table.

See Also

DELLOG (VMS Only) , DELETE_SYMBOL (VMS Only) , SETLOG (VMS Only)