Passing Parameters

This is the command used to receive values from a previous program in which the with option was set in the CHAIN command.

PARAM fn/v1,fn/v2,...,fn/vx The names of the fields that will be used to receive the values from the with option in the CHAIN command. If the receiving field type does not match the type of the giving field, the value will be converted automatically to the receiving field type. Fields are separated by commas.

COMMENTS

If the program containing this command is run directly, or there are no values to pass, the fields in the PARAM command will be blank.

NOTE: You can also pass Memory fields from one program to the next using the RESET option in the Define command. Also you can pass and entire database PARAM @myfile_hndl