TACL Reference Manual

UTILS:TACL Commands and Functions
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SET DEFINE Command
Table 8-8. TAPE DEFINE Attributes (page1of4)
Name and Value Function
* BLOCKLEN block-length Specifies the data block size, in bytes, in a tape file
The default is that the tape process does not check
block length (input files). If RECFORM is F, BLOCKLEN
must be a multiple of RECLEN.
DENSITY {800 | 1600 | 6250} Specifies the tape density in bits per inch
The specified density appears in mount messages sent
to the operator. The default is the current setting of the
tape drive.
DEVICE $device-name Specifies the name of the tape device where the tape
file is to be mounted
If you specify a tape drive on a remote system, the
system must be a node on your network. If you omit
both DEVICE and SYSTEM attributes, tapes must be
mounted on the local system. If you specify DEVICE,
you must omit SYSTEM.
EBCDIC {IN | OUT | ON | OFF} Specifies whether data is to be translated when
processing an IBM tape (9-track IBM tape labels are
always in EBCDIC)
IN: Data records read from the tape file are translated
from EBCDIC to ASCII.
OUT: Data records written to tape are translated from
ASCII to EBCDIC.
ON: Both IN and OUT; this is the default for IBM tapes.
OFF: Data records are not translated.
* EXPIRATION date Specifies the expiry date for this tape file (the first date
on which the file can be overwritten)
Specify month, day, and year, such as DEC311990. If
you specify EXPIRATION, you must omit RETENTION.
* FILEID file-name * FILEID file-name
* FILESECT volume-order Specifies the position of this volume within a
multivolume file being created at the same time
Specify an integer in the range 0001 to 9999 to indicate
the relative position of the volume. This number is
always 0001 for a single-volume file.
* FILESEQ file-order Specifies the position of this tape file in a multifile
volume
Specify an integer in the range 0001 to 9999 to indicate
the position of the file in the volume. This number is
always 0001 in a single-file organization.