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SYSIN Control Statement Format

  keyword=(loc,lng,format[,CLR][,DATEFMT=(fmt)]),...

Control Statement Definition

keyword

Is one of the valid keywords listed in Keywords and Their Use. The keyword must be valid for the output record format requested.

loc

Is the displacement of the data in the input record relative to position 1.

lng

Is the length of the data in the input record.

format

Is the character representation of the data in the input record. The following are acceptable values for format:

BI

- binary

CH

- character

PD

- packed decimal

HEX

- hexadecimal

Note: Date fields input for conversion are only accepted in packed decimal or character format. See Input Restrictions for Date Fields for information regarding input restrictions.

CLR

Indicates to generate the default value when the field contains null data.

DATEFMT=(fmt)

Describes the input date format of a date field if it is different from the date format specified on the EXEC statement in the JCL. The date pattern indicated by (fmt) is limited to 10 bytes and must be enclosed in parentheses. This parameter is optional. For more information on valid date formats, see Overriding the Preferred Date Pattern.