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PL/I for Windows, Version 8.0, Programming Guide

Using the PLI command to invoke the compiler

Use the PLI command to invoke the compiler. You can enter it on the command line or in a CMD file.

pli_program_file_specification
The Windows file specification for your primary source program file. If you omit the extension from your file specification, the compiler assumes an extension of PLI. If you omit the complete path, the current directory is assumed, unless you specify otherwise using IBM.SOURCE.
compiler_option
One or more compile-time options, described in Compile-time options.

The following is an example of the PLI command:

  pli hello (source

You can use a response file to put common options into a file and then use that file to compile various programs. For example, if the file pli.opt contained a list of options, then you could compile the towers sample program as follows:

  pli towers.pli ( @pli.opt

When using response files, remember these guidelines:

Rational Developer for System z
PL/I for Windows, Version 8.0, Programming Guide