ASSIGN

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ASSIGN is a DCL command that creates a logical name and assigns an equivalence string, or a list of strings, to the specified logical name. If you specify an existing logical name, the new equivalence name replaces the existing equivalence name. For descriptions of ASSIGN/MERGE and ASSIGN/QUEUE, see the respective pages.

DEFINE vs ASSIGN

The only difference between the DEFINE and ASSIGN commands is the sequence of parameter: the first parameter to the DEFINE command is the logical name and the second one is the equivalence string.

Syntax

ASSIGN  equivalence-name[,...] logical-name[:]

Qualifiers

  • /CLUSTER_SYSTEM
  • /EXECUTIVE_MODE
  • /GROUP
  • /JOB
  • /LOG
  • /NAME_ATTRIBUTES
  • /PROCESS
  • /SUPERVISOR_MODE
  • /SYSTEM
  • /TABLE
  • /TRANSLATION_ATTRIBUTES
  • /USER_MODE
  • /MERGE
  • /QUEUE