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DSNB Control Statement

The DSNB control statement requests specific DSNBs to be printed. The format for the DSNB control statement is:

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DSNB=n[-n][,format][,NEWPAGE]

Control Statement Definition

DSNB

Is the control statement identifier and must begin in position 1.

n

Is the one- to six-digit relative DSNB number to be printed. If multiple DSNB numbers separated by a dash (-) are specified, all DSNBs included in the range are printed.

format

Specifies the print format. The values for format are:

SHORT

Only the most significant fields are printed.

LONG

All fields are printed. For each DSNB record, five lines of data will appear on the report.This is the default.

DUMP

The record is printed in character and hexadecimal format.

NEWPAGE

Forces a page break when multiple individual volumes or data set names are specified. If NEWPAGE is not specified, no page break occurs when the next control statement is processed. NEWPAGE is optional and, when used, must be the last option specified.