what is the meaning of keyword in jcl?what is is opposite?

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what is the meaning of keyword in jcl?what is is opposite?..

Answer / deb

keyword parameter could be in any order but positional
parameter must be in specific order if specified.

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what is the meaning of keyword in jcl?what is is opposite?..

Answer / praveen kumar bejjanki

In jcl, there are two types of parameters, positional and
keyword, Positional the name itself indicates that it
should follow some position. keywords should follow after
the positional parameters. Keyword parms can be in any
order, but they should be seperated by commas.

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what is the meaning of keyword in jcl?what is is opposite?..

Answer / preeti shinde

In JCl there are two types of parameter:
1- positional parameter. 2-keyword parameter.

positional parameter : in this there are two prarameters
i.e., accounting information and programmer name these two
parameters are mandatory. positional parameter are
identified by there position so they should be coded in
specific order. these are coded after operation field..

keyword parameters: these are coded after the positional
parameter and there is no specific order so we can code in
any order.

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what is the meaning of keyword in jcl?what is is opposite?..

Answer / krithiga hari

There are two types of parameters in JCL. They are keyword
parameters and positional parameters. Keyword parameters
follow the positional parameters. Keyword parameters should
be specified in the same order. Positional parameters need
not be specified in a fixed order.

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