QMF procedures

QMF procedures are QMF objects that run within QMF and issue QMF commands. QMF procedures can execute any QMF commands available at your installation. QMF provides two types of procedures: linear procedures and procedures with logic.

• Linear procedures contain only QMF commands and comments. You can use linear procedures in all environments supported in QMF.
• Procedures with logic combine QMF commands with REXX logic to allow you to create more powerful programs. You can use procedures with logic in all environments supported in QMF, except CICS. Procedures with logic can contain QMF commands and any statement that is valid in a REXX program.

For general information about writing linear procedures or procedures with logic, see Using QMF For specific information about using QMF procedures to write applications, see Using Procedures as Applications.

Starting with Version 3.3, QMF provides a system initialization procedure that allows you to run commands and set global variables before the user sees the QMF home panel. For more information, see the version of Installing and Managing QMF for your platform.