Re: help needed with xedit macros

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From: ++Vitoco
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1992 15:02

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I know that this is the wrong place for my question, but:

Otto Stolz <RZOTTO@DKNKURZ1.BITNET> said:
>On Wed, 25 Mar 1992 21:59:47 CST Brett G. Person said:
>...deleted...
>
>   /* MULTICHG EXEC */
>
>...deleted...
>
>   "PARSECMD 49M.DISCARD"; lrc = rc
>
>   if   lrc=0
>   then do
>        "MAKEBUF"; buffer_level = rc; stack_level = queued()
>        "LISTFILE" token.2 token.3 token.4 "( FMODE NOH STACK"; lrc = rc
>        do queued() - stack_level
>           parse pull fn ft fm
>           "XEDIT" fn ft fm "( PROFILE MULTIPCH"
>        end /* queued() - stack_level */
>        "DROPBUF" buffer_level
>   end /* lrc=0 */
>
>   exit lrc /* MULTPCHG */
>
>...rest deleted...

Now, my question is:  What does
   "PARSECMD 49M.DISCARD"; lrc = rc
mean? I've found this code in a lot of REXX and EXEC2 execs, but
I've no references about it.  How it works?

++Vitoco

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Subject:      Re: help needed with xedit macros