Following applies up to BS2000 V21.0A: The system parameter TEMPFILE (see the commands manual [1]) can be used by the system administrator to permit the use of temporary files and job variables. If, for example, TEMPFILE='#' is set, all job variables and files with names beginning with the character # are considered to be temporary, i.e. they are automatically deleted when the job which created them is completed. The default setting in the system is TEMPFILE='NO', i.e. no temporary files and job variables are permitted. The permissible values for TEMPFILE are the characters # and @. The setting TEMPFILE='#' is assumed in the examples.
Only the generating job can access temporary job variables.
As of BS2000 V21.0B, the system parameter TEMPFILE is permanently set to the value '#'. This ensures that temporary files and job variables are always available. All files and job variables whose names begin with the # character are therefore considered temporary, i.e. they are automatically deleted at the end of the generating job.