FILEDDWORD returns a character string that is the value of the
attribute c for file x.
>>-FILEDDWORD(x,c)---------------------------------------------><
- x
- File reference.
- c
- Character string that holds the attribute to be queried.
When using FILEDDWORD, the following are valid options for c:
| access |
putpage |
These options return the following values:
- ACCESS returns SEQUENTIAL or DIRECT.
- ACTION returns INPUT, OUTPUT, or UPDATE.
- AMTHD returns VSAM KSDS, VSAM ESDS or VSAM RRDS on the z/OS platform and FILESYS, DDM, BTRIEVE or ISAM on the Windows or AIX platforms.
- CHARSET returns ASCII or EBCDIC.
- On the z/OS platform, FILENAME returns the fully qualified path name for HFS files and the MVS data set name for all other files except it returns the value 'NULLFILE' for files specified with either DSN=NULLFILE and DD DUMMY. For a MVS data set that is a member of a PDS or PDSE, the name returned includes the member name. On the Windows and AIX platforms, it returns the fully qualified path name of the file .
- ORGANIZATION returns CONSECUTIVE, RELATIVE, REGIONAL(1) or INDEXED.
- RECFM returns the appropriate record format setting for the file, and U for VSAM files. This option is only valid on z/OS.
- SHARE returns NONE, READ or ALL.
- TYPE returns RECORD or STREAM.
- TYPEF returns the type of the native file.
The ERROR condition with oncode 1010 is raised when the file is not open or the attribute is invalid for the file being queried.
FILEDDWORD(x,'RECFM') is valid only under z/OS.