Creating a Library Batch File

Batch files can be used with the load function to save you entering filenames individually. To create a batch file, enter the COBOL Editor; type one filename on each line in the file starting at column one; then save the file using a .lbt extension. This file contains the filenames only, not the actual files.

To run a library batch file, enter:

library batch.lbt == library-name

where the parameters are:

batch.lbt

The file you have just created, containing the list of files to be included in the library.

library-name

The library to be saved. If you do not specify library-name, the library is assigned the name batch.lbr.

You can prefix any of the filenames with a pathname identifier.