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ECHO

Controls the interaction with the DBDGEN, MFSGEN and PSBGEN utilities.

Note: Supported by all mfims utilities.

Syntax:

>>-----ECHO--(keyword,msglvl,stoplvl)------><

Parameters:

keyword

The category of information displayed. One of the following:

ALL: Always displays processing messages, input source or detail information and the ending message. Warning and error messages are displayed and stop for user input if the message level is equal to or greater than the msglvl and stoplvl values.
MSGS: Always displays processing messages and the ending message. No source or detail information is displayed. Warning and error messages are displayed and stop for user input if the message level is equal to or greater than the msglvl and stoplvl values.
ERREND: Always displays the utility ending message. Warning and error messages are displayed and stop for user input if the message level is equal to or greater than the msglvl and stoplvl values.
ENDMSG: Displays ending message only if the utility ending return code is equal to or greater than msglvl. A "Press any key to continue" message is displayed and stops for input if the utility ending return code is equal to or greater than the stoplvl. Enter a msglvl and/or stoplvl value of zero to display and/or stop on every ending message.
COND: Both the warning/error and ending messages are conditional on the msglvl and stoplvl values. Warning and error messages are displayed and stop for user input if the message level is equal to or greater than the msglvl and stoplvl values. The ending message is displayed if the ending return code is equal to or greater than msglvl. You see the message "Press any key to continue" which requires input if the utility ending return code is equal to or greater than the stoplvl.
ERRORS: You see warning and error messages which require input if the message level is equal to or greater than the msglvl and stoplvl. You do not see the ending message.

msglvl

A value from 4 through 20 to indicate the severity of messages to display. See below for more information.

stoplvl

A value from 4 through 20 to indicate the severity of messages to stop for user input. See below for more information.

Properties:

Default:

ECHO(MSGS,4,8)

Comments:

The msglvl and stoplvl parameters can take the following values:

Value	Category	Example Cause
4	General warning message	A minor coding error in DBD source which DBDGEN can make an assumption about and continue.
6	IMS specific warning message	A warning that a keyword or statement is not supported and is ignored - processing can continue.
8	General severe error	An incorrect coding in DBD source which cannot be compensated for, such as 'no DBD statement'.
10	IMS Option specific severe error	An unsupported feature was defined which cannot be compensated for, such as 'Exceeded some maximum'.
12	Severe error - possible temporary condition	A temporary I/O error such as a 'file locked' or 'database locked' status.
16	Severe error- permanent - likely installation problem	A permanent I/O error, such as an invalid data set name or member name, was input to a utility or an environment variable is not set correctly.
20	Severe error - permanent	An unrecoverable I/O error or some other unexpected error.