You can use the DEFAULT statement to specify one or more defines which are to be invoked automatically for subsequently entered usercodes.

Syntax

── DEFAULT ─┬─────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────┤
            │ ┌◄───────── , ────────┐ │
            └─┴─<define identifier>─┴─┘

Explanation

The DEFAULT statement causes the listed define or defines to be invoked in each subsequent USER segment immediately following the <user heading>. Each DEFAULT statement overrides any DEFAULT statement previously specified. To cancel the automatic application of the default define or defines, enter a DEFAULT statement with no define identifier.

For example, suppose the following values are to be assigned to the usercode attributes for all users:

MINPW = 1
MAXPW = 1
SHOWFILES
CHARGEREQ
CLASS = 2
ANYOTHERCLASSOK
FAMILY DISK = DISKA OTHERWISE DISKB
CANDEGETMSG

A DEFINE statement can equate an identifier to this list of attributes and their values, as follows:

DEFINE ALLUSERS = MINPW = 1 MAXPW = 1 SHOWFILES 
                  CHARGEREQ CLASS = 2 ANYOTHERCLASSOK 
                  FAMILY DISK=DISKA OTHERWISE DISKB
                  CANDEGETMSG PASSWORD =#

You can then use the define ALLUSERS in a DEFAULT statement as follows:

DEFAULT ALLUSERS;

Then, whenever you want to create a usercode, you only need to enter a USER statement with a usercode and password. MAKEUSER automatically applies ALLUSERS to the usercode. For example, to create usercode USR with password LARDER, enter

+ USER USR LARDER;

MAKEUSER automatically applies the default attribute values and creates the usercode accordingly. If you set the LIST option, MAKEUSER displays the new usercode, as follows:

<< ENTERED
  USER = USR
      MAXPW = 1 MINPW = 1
      PASSWORD = ?
      SHOWFILES
      CHARGEREQ
      CLASS = 2
      ANYOTHERCLASSOK
      FAMILY DISK = DISKA OTHERWISE DISKB
      CANDEGETMSG

You can use the default define in a similar fashion to update the attribute values of an existing usercode.