Functional overview

SDF standard statements

A detailed description of the standard SDF statements can be found in the “Introductory

Guide to the SDF Dialog Interface” [1 (Related publications)].

END EXECUTE-SYSTEM-CMD HELP-MSG-INFORMATION HOLD-PROGRAM MODIFY-SDF-OPTIONS	Terminate the SDF-A session Execute a system command during the SDF-A run Text of a system message issued on SYSOUT Hold the SDF-A run Activate or deactivate a user syntax file and modify SDF options
REMARK	Include comments in the sequence of statements to document program execution
RESET-INPUT-DEFAULTS RESTORE-SDF-INPUT	Reset task-specific default values Re-display previously entered statements or commands on the screen
SHOW-INPUT-DEFAULTS SHOW-INPUT-HISTORY SHOW-SDF-OPTIONS	Display task-specific default values Display contents of input buffer Display task-specific information about active syntax files and the definitions for input and processing of statements
SHOW-STMT STEP WRITE-TEXT	Show the syntax of a statement Define a restart point within a sequence of SDF-A statements Output a specified text to SYSOUT or SYSLST

Creating, processing and comparing syntax files

COMPARE-SYNTAX-FILE COPY	Compare objects in two syntax files with one another Copy the contents of another syntax file into the open syntax file
DEFINE-ENVIRONMENT EDIT OPEN-SYNTAX-FILE REMOVE RESTORE SET-GLOBALS	Define syntax file format and version Position to an object in an open syntax file Open a syntax file for processing with SDF-A Delete objects from the open syntax file Restore objects from the syntax file Modify general settings for input and processing of commands
Defining objects
ADD-CMD ADD-DOMAIN ADD-OPERAND ADD-PROGRAM ADD-STMT ADD-VALUE	Define a command in the open syntax file Define a domain in the open syntax file Define an operand in the open syntax file Define a program in the open syntax file Define a statement in the open syntax file Define an operand value in the open syntax file
Modifying objects
MODIFY-CMD MODIFY-CMD-ATTRIBUTES MODIFY-DOMAIN MODIFY-OPERAND MODIFY-PROGRAM MODIFY-STMT MODIFY-STMT-ATTRIBUTES MODIFY-VALUE	Modify a command definition in the open syntax file Modify command attributes Modify a domain definition in the open syntax file Modify an operand definition in the open syntax file Modify a program definition in the open syntax file Modify a statement definition in the open syntax file Modify statement attributes Modify an operand value definition in the open syntax file

Terminating processing of commands and structures

CLOSE-CMD-OR-STMT CLOSE-STRUCTURE SHOW	Close a command or statement definition Close structures Output the contents of an open syntax file on SYSOUT or SYSLST
Display functions
SHOW-CORRECTION-INFOR- MATION SHOW-STATUS	Display correction information from the open syntax file (only for purposes of diagnosis) Display the name of the open syntax file