SYSLST( ) Request SYSLST assignment

Domain: SYSFILE information

The SYSLST( ) function supplies the name of the file (alternative: a library element or a list variable) assigned to the system file SYSLST.

Format

SYSLST( )

Result type

STRING

Input parameters

None

Result

The format of the output corresponds to the output of the /SHOW-SYSTEM-FILE-ASSIGNMENT command (see the “Commands” manual [3]).

File
Name of the file that SYSLST is assigned to

*DUMMY
SYSLST is assigned to a pseudo-file.

*LIB-ELEM(library,element(version),type)
Library element (designated by the name of the library, the name of the element with its version and the element type) that SYSLST is assigned to.

*VAR(variable)
List variable that SYSLST is assigned to.

*PRIMARY
The primary assignment applies to SYSLST (temporary SPOOLOUT file (EAM file)).

Error message

SDP0435  DESIRED INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE                                        

Example

Output for various assignments:

• SYSLST is assigned to a file

  /ASSIGN-SYSLST TO=PROTOCOL.1
  /A = SYSLST()
  /SHOW-VARIABLE A
  A = :2OSG:$USER1.PROTOCOL.1                                           
  

• SYSLST is assigned to a dummy file

  /ASSIGN-SYSLST TO=*DUMMY
  /A = SYSLST()
  /SHOW-VARIABLE A
  A = *DUMMY                                           
  

• SYSLST is assigned to a library element

  /ASSIGN-SYSLST TO=*LIB-ELEM(LIB=ASS.PLAMLIB,ELEM=PROTOCOL.1)
  /A = SYSLST()
  /SHOW-VARIABLE A
  A = *LIB-ELEM(:2OSG:$USER1.ASS.PLAMLIB,PROTOCOL.1(*UPPER-LIMIT),P)          
  

• SYSLST is assigned to a list variable

  /ASSIGN-SYSLST TO=*VARIABLE(PROT-1)
  /A = SYSLST()
  /SHOW-VARIABLE A
  A = *VAR(PROT-1)