z/OS UNIX file normal disposition specification - Key = '801A'
DALPNDS specifies the normal z/OS® UNIX file disposition desired. You can code DALPNDS only when you also code the pathname (DALPATH) key.
When you code DALPNDS, # and LEN must be 1, and PARM contains one
of the following values:
- X'04' - the file is to be deleted
- X'08' - the file is to be kept
Example: To specify a normal disposition of file: deletion,
code
KEY # LEN PARM
801A 0001 0001 04