Positions 21-30 (External Field Name)

If a field within a record in an externally described file is to be renamed, enter the external name of the field in these positions. A field may have to be renamed because the name is the same as a field name specified in the program and two different names are required.

Note:

If the input field is for a file that has the PREFIX keyword coded, and the prefixed name has already been specified in the Field Name entry (positions 49 - 62) of a prior Input specification for the same record, then the prefixed name must be used as the external name. For more information, see PREFIX(prefix{:nbr_of_char_replaced}).

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