use the INFO string, as in  RUN MYPROG;INFO="blah"
and then use the GETINFO intrinsic inside your COBOL program.


At 02:40 PM 4/11/2000, Gates, Scott wrote:
>                 I need to get a COBOL program to accept command line input
>if that's possible.
>
>                 I know I can use an ACCEPT statement in the program, but
>this stops the program from running waiting for input if the program is
>being run by a UDC.
>
>                 I'd like it to run the program  and if the PARAM is blank,
>skip it.
>                  Like this
>
>                 RUN PROGNAME.progxl  SWITCH
>
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