The ??RUN (Run Code File) command initiates a code file as an independent process.

The capabilities of the ??RUN command are also available through the PRIMITIVE RUN system command.

The specified programs must not take any run-time parameters. No warnings are issued if such a program is specified in a ??RUN command. An exception to this rule is that a program can have a single parameter that is a one-dimensional unbounded array, in which case the program receives a one word array containing nulls (that is, 4"000000000000").

Syntax

Explanation

The ??RUN <file title> command initiates the specified code file as an independent process.

Considerations for Use

This command is sometimes used in preference to the Work Flow Language (WFL) RUN statement (also available at the ODT) because a WFL RUN statement creates a WFL job that initiates the code file. The ??RUN command saves memory by initiating the code file directly, without creating a WFL job.