Symbol Substitution

Command line length limits:

Before symbol substitution: 255 bytes

After symbol substitution: 1024 bytes

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The maximum length of a command line before symbol substitution is 255 bytes.

DCL has a somewhat larger internal buffer which allows for the results of symbol substitution.

See the HELP topics “=“ and “:=“ for further information. (Steve Hoffman)