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Variables

When developing your customized Methods, it is important to remember that you must not use any hard coded values.  Use only the Variables that are provided to represent the Target specific information.  OOMLOM creates the Target specific REXX exec for you.  This use of generic Methods means that all Methods are reusable.  This reusability allows you to streamline the build process and eliminate the need for "hard coded" JCL modules.

Methods are the venue through which OOMLOM interacts with compilers and development tools.  Compilers and development tools work according to specific information that is passed to them, such as file names or flags.  When writing Methods, this specific information is represented by Variables. The use of these variables allows a script to remain generic so that any similar program can use that same script.  When OOMLOM executes, it uses information from the Build Control file to assign the correct values to the Variables and to generate the Target specific batch file.

The following variables can be used in your custom Command Methods.  These are specific variables that the OOMLOM program understands and translates from the Command Methods. This specificty allows you to write generic Methods that can be used for multiple programs instead of using a script that hard codes the Target information. The Variables are resolved by OOMLOM and saved as part of the temporary "Target specific" REXX exec, which is used by OOMLOM for executing the build.