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'''DECK''' is a [[DCL]] [[Command|command]] that marks the beginning of an input stream for a command or program. It can be used to create files from within a command procedure. DECK is a command executed inside [[DCL]]; no [[Image|image]] is invoked.

=Syntax=

DECK

==Qualifier==
/DOLLARS sets the EOF indicator to the specified string of 1 to 15 characters. Specify a string if the input data contains one or more records beginning with the string $EOD. Enclose the string in quotation marks (" ") if it contains literal lowercase letters, multiple blanks, or tabs. If you do not specify /DOLLARS or if you specify /DOLLARS without specifying a string, you must use the [[EOD]] command to signal the end-of-file (EOF). A single dollar sign is not allowed as the end-of-deck or file indicator.

=Example=
<nowiki>
$ CREATE CREATE_FILE.COM
$ CREATE FILE.LIS
$ DECK
File data
File data
$ EOD
$ <Ctrl/Z pressed>
$
$ @CREATE_FILE
$ TYPE FILE.LIS
File data
File data
</nowiki>

The example above illustrates creating a command procedure that creates a file, running it, and then displaying the contents of a file.

<nowiki>
$ type create_file.lis
$ create file.lis
$ deck/dollars="The end"
File data
File data
The end
$ exit
[End of file]
$ $ @create_file
$ type file.lis
File data
File data
</nowiki>

The example above illustrates the use of /DOLLARS with the DECK command.

[[Category:DCL Commands]]

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