WFL control options affect the way the WFL compiler processes a job.

The control options can appear anywhere in a job except within data cards and strings. However, if the job is started from a file, then any line of the job containing control options must begin with a dollar sign ($) in column 1 or 2. The occurrence of dollar signs in both columns 1 and 2 is equivalent to a single dollar sign in column 2. The dollar sign can be followed by one or more of the WFL control options.

If the NEWSOURCE job disposition is specified in the job, then only control options following a dollar sign in column 2 are written to the new source file. Control options following a dollar sign in column 1 are not written to the new source file. The position of the dollar sign also determines whether text specified by the INCLUDE control option is written to the new source file (refer to “INCLUDE Option” in this section for details). Refer to “Job Disposition” in Section 3 for information about the NEWSOURCE job disposition.

If the job is submitted from an ODT, or in array form from a user program, then control options must still be preceded by a dollar sign. The dollar sign can be in any column, and can be followed by one or more control options. A semicolon (;) must be included after the control options.