Entering a command or statement name with wildcards followed by a question mark produces a selection menu containing all commands or statements which correspond to the specified search pattern. The selection menu is also output if precisely one command or statement is matched. If there is no matching command or statement, an error message will appear.
The selection menu only exists until the command or statement is executed, after which the user is returned to the original input mode. A selection menu with the same contents can be requested again using the same search pattern.
You can use wildcards to find a command or statement without knowing its exact name. You can also request a selection menu based on your own selection criteria. For example, the input ”*job*?” produces all commands whose name contains the string JOB.
Bear in mind the following when using wildcards:
Any characters which follow the question mark are ignored.
The wildcard ”?” is not recognized. Instead it will be interpreted as a concluding question mark, i.e. any characters after it will be ignored.
A search pattern for a command or statement name must not exceed 30 characters in length.
The wildcard ”/” at the beginning of a command name is interpreted as a command prompt.
The string ”//” at the beginning of a statement name is interpreted as a statement prompt.
Abbreviations within a search pattern are not possible. For example, the input”m-sdf-o*?” does not produce the command MODIFY-SDF-OPTIONS. The input required would be ”m*-sdf-o*?”.
Quitting the selection menu with *EXIT, *EXIT-ALL, *CANCEL or the corresponding function keys in guided dialog effect a return to the application domain menu or statement menu. A temporary dialog is terminated.