I just hit upon a neat trick.  This maybe old-hat but it's new to me.

I built a command file, we'll call it cmd1.  This command file reads an
input file to set variables.
I discovered that I can make this command file very generic for multiple
uses by setting a file  equate before issueing the command file.

If I set a file equate:  FILE XYZ = MYFILE

When I issue the command file I include the back reference:   CMD1 < * XYZ

The ability for FINFO to read the back-reference is what makes this command
usefull for many applications, limited only by ones imagination.

Has anyone else out there use a back reference within FINFO before?

here's the command file (CMD1)

setvar cntr 0
while setvar(cntr,cntr+1) <= finfo('*xyz','eof')
   input var!cntr < *xyz
endwhile
showvar var@

This input file (myfile) contains the following (you can have as many
records or as few as you need)

011018
DATA1.MYGROUP.ACCOUNT
OUTFILE
USER1
USER2
USER3
.
.
.
.


Larry A. Barnes
Systems Administrator - HP3000
Coldwater Creek Inc.
751 W. Hanley Ave.
Coeur d'Alene, ID  83815-3213

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