Running a program that accesses environment variables
About this task
There
is a quick way to launch a program that accesses environment variables
based on configuration information you define prior to running the
program. To run a program that accesses environment variables, complete
the following steps:
Procedure
Switch to the z/OS Projects or Enterprise
Development perspective.
Define a launch configuration that includes specific environment
variables or input parameters for the executable.
On the workbench toolbar, click the Run icon and select Run.
In the configurations list, click Compiled
Application, then click the New launch configuration icon.
In the Name field, type a name for the launch configuration. This name will be added to a list of options under a Run
With Configuration menu. Choose a name that you can associate
with the program, input parameters, and environment variable values
defined in the launch configuration.
On the Main tab, define the Project,
Program name, and Program parameters in the respective fields.
On the System Environment tab, specify
values for environment variables that the executable will query at
run time.
On the Common tab, define the type
of launch configuration and the perspective you want to use for each
launch mode.
Click Apply and Close.
Run the program
In the Projects view, find the executable you want to
run.
Right-click the executable and select Run
With Configuration > (launch configuration name you defined previously).
Results
This approach runs a program with the input parameters or
program-specific environment variables you defined in the launch configuration.