Using the %nextcmd Variable

The %nextcmd variable is used in conjunction with the CRON script command. The operation to be performed, if any, whenever a scheduling condition is matched, is saved in this variable.

Consider the following example in which the CRON command is used to awaken FileLink once an hour to execute the hourly.s script file.

:loop

;; note the use of both single and double quotation marks

CRON "@hourly" 'CALL "hourly.s"'

PERFORM %nextcmd

GOTO loop

See the description of the CRON command for information on scheduling FileLink operations.