Begins the subparameters of the DCB

Begins the DASD control block

Marks the close of the DCB

Modifies the record type parameters

One can not shield variables in a subroutine from the main EXEC, only from other subroutines.

One can shield the variables by using the clause: CALL SUBROUT1 PROCEDURE

One can shield the variables by defining the start clause of a subroutine:SUBROUT1: PROCEDURE

One can shield the variables by defining the start clause of a subroutine: SUBROUT1: SHIELDED

71 bytes

60 bytes

55 bytes

80 bytes

Marks a deleted DD statement

Begins an interpreted command stream

Specifies no space allocation & no disposition processing

Suppress command processing

This value must be numeric.

This value can be alphanumeric.

This value is stored in the system variable RC.

This value is stored in the system variable RCODE.

Linkage Variables

Parameters

Control Libraries

Includes

PARSE PULL DAY MONTH YEAR

PULL DATE followed by PARSE VALUE DATE DAY MONTH YEAR

PULL DATE followed by PARSE VALUE DATE WITH DAY MONTH YEAR

PULL DATE followed by PARSE VAR DATE DAY MONTH YEAR

HOST TSO

HSTADDRS TSO

ADDRESS TSO

EXEC TSO

TRACE R

TRACE ?R

TRACE IR

INTTRACE R

The dataset must be sequential or a member of a partitioned dataset.

The dataset must be allocated to a file name or DD name.

The dataset must be exclusively enqueued (DISP=OLD or NEW).

TSO or MVS environment must be active.

XMIT

XEQ

ROUTEXEQ

OPERATOR

CLASS

TIME

REGION

JOB

255

16

1635

None of the above

DUMP

CANCEL

ABEND

WARNING

LIKE

COPY

COPIES

All of the above

EXPDT=yyddd

EXPDT=yy/ddd

EXPDT=yyyyddd

EXPDT=yyyy/ddd

EXPDT=1996033

EXPDT=1996/0202

EXPDT=1996/033

EXPDT=033/1996

R

NC

RNC

NR

RNC

R

NC

NR

LRECL = 0 can be valid when RECFM = F

LRECL=nnnnnK syntax can be valid

LRECL can not be used with VSAM Files

LRECL must not exceed BLKSIZE minus 4 when RECFM=VS