SET_CONTIGUOUS

(Non-VSAM disk data sets only.) The SET_CONTIGUOUS keyword specifies whether the CONTIG option should be specified when allocating a new data set.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramSET_CONTIGUOUS =YESNO

SET_CONTIGUOUS=YES|NO

Operands

YES
Specify CONTIG.
NO
Do not specify CONTIG.

Default

None.

Environments

ALLOCATE

JCL equivalent

DD01 DD SPACE=(CYL,(1,1),,CONTIG)

Related selection criteria

CONTIGUOUS

Example

In the following example, CONTIG should be specified when allocating a new data set:

SET_CONTIG=Y