Describe the EXEC statement, its meaning, syntax

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Describe the EXEC statement, its meaning, syntax and keywords?

The EXEC statement identifies the program to executed via a PGM = program name keyword, Its format is //jobname EXEC PGM = program name. The PARM = keyword can be used to pass external values to the executing program.

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