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Field Descriptions
Expiration
For ANSI-standard and IBM-standard labeled tapes only, use the Expiration field to
enter the expiration date of the tape file. The expiration date is the date the file can be
overwritten. For information on the forms in which you can enter the date, see
Calendar on page 6-23.
Expiration date and retention period (specified in the Retentn field) are mutually
exclusive.
Tape Owner
For ANSI-standard and IBM-standard labeled tapes only, use the Tape Owner field to
specify the owner of the tape. For an ANSI tape, enter an identifying name or code
containing from 1 to 14 characters. For an IBM tape, enter an identifying name or code
containing from 1 to 10 characters.
Blocklen
Use the Blocklen field to specify, in bytes, the block length in the tape file. If you
specified fixed-length records in the Recform field, the block length must be a multiple
of the record length specified in the Reclen field.
To specify the block length, enter an integer in the range 1 through 65534.
The tape process does not check block length of input files if you leave the Blocklen
field blank.
Reclen
Use the Reclen field to specify the record length in the tape file. If you specified
fixed-length records for an ANSI-standard labeled tape, the default length is the value
configured for the device at system generation time.
To specify the record length, enter an integer in the range 1 through 65534.
Use
Use the Use field to specify how the tape file is to be used. The field options are:
IN Specifies that the tape file is to be read. If you specify this option, you must
also specify the tape volume ID in the Volumeid field and ANSI or IBM in the
Labels field. You cannot specify this option if you entered SCRATCH in the
Volumeid field.
OUT Specifies that data is to be written to the tape file.
EXTEND Specifies that data is to be appended to the tape file. If you specify this option,
you must also specify the tape volume ID in the Volumeid field and ANSI or
IBM in the Labels field. You cannot specify this option if you entered
SCRATCH in the Volumeid field.
OPENFLAG Specifies the type of access indicated by the access flag of the open call. The
flag must indicate read or write access. OPENFLAG is the default value.