Send binary options (MVS/TSO and VM/CMS)
Options include:
- CRLF
- Carriage Return and Line Feed. CRLF (x'0D0A') is removed from the end of each record. EOF (x'1A') is removed from the end of a file.
- APPEND
- The transferred file will be appended to an existing host file that has the same name (and type and mode for VM/CMS), if one exists. If APPEND is not specified, the transferred file overwrites the existing host file.
- NEW
- The transfer stops if the file already exists. This option can be used to protect against accidentally erasing an existing file.
- LRECL
-
Logical Record Length. This is not valid if APPEND is specified. Otherwise, you can choose one of the
following options:
- Fixed - Specifies the number of bytes in each host record.
- Variable - The logical record length is the length of the longest record in the file; the maximum value is 32767.
The record length of a file sent from a local workstation to the host system might exceed the logical record length specified here. If so, the file transfer program divides the file by the logical record length.
To send a file containing long records to the host system, specify a length that is long enough to allow complete records to be sent.
- RECFM
- Record Format. This option is not valid when APPEND is specified. Otherwise, you can choose one of the following options:
- Default - The record format is automatically selected by the host system.
- Fixed - Specifies the number of bytes in each host record.
- Variable - When sending a file to VM/CMS, you can conserve host disk space by specifying a record format of variable.
- Undefined - This option is available for MVS/TSO only.
- BLKSIZE(n)
- This option applies only to TSO and only when you are creating a new data set. The (n) value represents the block size in bytes.
- SPACE
- This option applies to TSO only. This value is the amount of space to be allocated for a new TSO data set.
- Quantity
- Units of space to be allocated initially. You must specify this value when the SPACE parameter is used.
- Increment
- Units of space to be added each time new space is required.
- AVBLOCK(n)
- Average block length used as the unit size by the SPACE parameter. The (n) value is the block length in bytes.
- TRACKS
- Specifies the unit of space is a track.
- CYLINDERS
- Specifies the unit of space is a cylinder.