COPY TO Syntax to Support Spool Transfer

All keywords and parameters of the COPY TO statement that support Spool Transfer are defined in this section. The table provided in the Symbolics Definitions section identifies where the parameters of the SYSOUT=(...) keyword are documented.

For detailed information on other keywords and parameters, see the Connect:Direct Process Language help.

Keyword Description
READER Specifies the output data set that is directed to the JES reader.
SYSOUT=(...) Controls the printing of the output data set.
BANNER= (‘literal 1' = value1 [,‘literal 2' = value2[,...]]) Specifies the banner values in pairs of literal = value. One banner line is printed for each supplied pair. A literal without a corresponding value is ignored.

You can use literals of 1–25 characters. Literals greater than 25 characters are truncated. You can use a value size of 1–30 characters. Values greater than the 30 characters are truncated.

If the name or value contains a character other than 0–9 or A–Z, you must enclose it in quotation marks.

CC=(A | M | NOCC | LINECT= | TOF=) Overrides carriage control supplied by the input file DCB RECFM.

A (for ASA) is assigned if RECFM is VA, VBA, FA, FBA, or UA. It is also the default if carriage control is not specified.

M (for machine) is assigned if RECFM is VM, VBM, FM, FBM, or UM.

NOCC identifies the file as having no carriage control. If you specify NOCC, you must also specify LINECT and TOF.

LINECT=nnn identifies the number of lines printed per page. The default is 55.

TOF=X'F1' identifies the hex character that is inserted in the print line at the interval specified in the LINECT parameter. The hex character specified by the TOF parameter indicates to skip to the top of form. The default is X'F1'.

SYSOPTS=“...” OUTPUT=READER specifies that the output data set is directed to the JES reader.

SYSOUT=(class=class)|(class,writer-name,form-name) specifies that the output data set is directed to the JES spool files on platforms other than z/OS.