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Field Descriptions
Density
Use the Density field to specify, in bits per inch (bpi), the data density of the tape. The
density can be 800 bpi, 1600 bpi, or 6250 bpi. The default density is the current setting
of the tape device.
Recform
Use the Recform field to specify the record format of ANSI-standard and IBM-standard
labeled tapes. The field options are:
For input files, values in the Recform, Blocklen, and Reclen fields are not required, and
the tape process does not check them for consistency. If you enter values in any of
these fields, however, the values in the corresponding label fields must match the
values in those three fields. Otherwise, the tape is rejected.
For output files, if you do not specify values in the Recform, Blocklen, and Reclen fields
for an IBM tape, the open is rejected. For an ANSI tape, these values are assumed:
Gen
For ANSI-standard and IBM-standard labeled tapes only, use the Gen field to specify
the generation group to which the file belongs. To specify the group, enter an integer in
the range 1 through 9999. The default value is 1.
EBCDIC
Use the EBCDIC field to specify whether data on an IBM-standard labeled tape is to be
translated from EBCDIC format to ASCII format when the tape is processed. The field
options are:
Reels
Use the Reels field to specify the number of volumes in a multivolume input file. You
can specify this value only if the option specified in the Use field is IN. You must
specify the number of volumes for all multivolume input files.
To specify the number of volumes, enter an integer in the range 1 through 255. The
default value is 1.
F Specifies fixed-length records. If you specify this option, you must also specify a block
length that is a multiple of the record length.
U Specifies records of undefined length.
Recform U
Blocklen None
Reclen As configured for the device
ON Specifies that data is to be translated when the tape is processed. This is the default
value for IBM tapes.
OFF Specifies that data is not to be translated when the tape is processed.