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CARD File Definition

This format of the FILE command defines input CARD file attributes:

►►─ filename: ─┬─ INPUT ─┬─ CARD ─────────────────────────────────────────────►◄
               └─ FILE ──┘

filename:

Is a unique file name within the Reporting Facility program, coded in accordance with standard file naming conventions. The file name must be terminated by a colon, with no intervening blanks. The Reporting Facility automatically generates a one-character alphanumeric field, with the same name as the file name. It is to be used as a return code in conjunction with the GET command.

Note the following:

• Only one CARD file can appear in a single Reporting Facility run.
• Assume the record size is 80.
• Since the control commands are read from SYSIN/SYSIPT, the input file must immediately follow the END command in the Reporting Facility program.
• Retrieve the next sequential record by issuing the GET command.