MTB Statements

FILE statement

Syntax:

FILE (lun) BUF=buffer-size
FILE (lun) DLM=delimiter-string
FILE (lun) POS=file-position
FILE (lun) CTL=control-parameter
FILE (lun) FORWARD
FILE (lun) REVERSE

Discussion:

The FILE statement is used for several purposes, including:

setting the buffer size for an asynchronous device
setting the delimiter string
moving the file pointer in a disk file
setting various control functions
changing the direction of the file pointer to forward or reverse