TAPEREADSTREAM (FTP server) statement

Use the TAPEREADSTREAM statement to specify whether to use a more efficient read path (read as stream) to retrieve tape data sets from the server.

Results: The TAPEREADSTREAM statement takes effect when all of the following conditions are met:
  • The file structure is File.
  • The transfer mode is Stream.
  • One of the following situations is true:
    • The transfer type is E
    • The transfer type is B
    • The transfer type is A and the encoding is SBCS
  • The file type is not SQL.
Restrictions: When TAPEREADSTREAM TRUE is configured at the server:
  • You cannot retrieve American Standards Association (ASA) tape data sets. The server responds with an error reply if you attempt to retrieve an ASA tape data set.
  • You cannot retrieve fixed format tape data sets when TRAILINGBLANKS TRUE is configured. The server responds with an error reply if you attempt to retrieve a fixed format tape data set when TRAILINGBLANKS TRUE is configured.
  • If the tape data set contains <NL> characters that require translation, the data set format will be incorrect.

Syntax

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   .-TAPEREADSTREAM FALSE------.   
>>-+---------------------------+-------------------------------><
   '-TAPEREADSTREAM--+-TRUE--+-'   
                     '-FALSE-'     

Parameters

FALSE
Use a common read path for tape data sets. This is the default value.
TRUE
Use a more efficient read path for tape data sets.

Examples

To use a more efficient read path for tape data sets:
TAPEREADSTREAM TRUE