Validating Parameter Values Without Data File Access: REGEX

Parameter value validation processing has been enhanced to validate the parameter value without accessing the data using the REGEX mask, which specifies a regular expression.

For example:

-TYPE &YN.(|VALIDATE=REGEXP,REGEXP=^YN$).ENTER Y/N. 
-TYPE &MODEL.(|VALIDATE=REGEXP,REGEXP=^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$).Model?.  

The following messages display in case of an error:

(FOC2909) INVALID REGULAR EXPRESSION: 
(FOC2910) RESPONSE DOES NOT MATCH THE REGULAR EXPRESSION: 

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