Control Statements › OUTPUT Statement › Parameters

Parameters

ALL

The output file contains every record from the input file. Records can be sorted. The run can select certain records for processing. Output records reflect any changes to data values in processed records, but all records are included in the output file, regardless of whether or not they are selected for processing.

B = n

specifies a block size for the output file. n is the number of bytes in each block. If this parameter is omitted, the output block size is either the same as the input block size or is calculated from the blocking factor parameter.

BF = n

specifies the blocking factor, which can be used instead of specifying the block size.

CARDS

causes CA JARS Wizard to write its output file to SYSPCH.

Note: This parameter applies to VSE only.

FILE

causes CA JARS Wizard to write a newly formatted file, whose contents are user-specified, to a file with the name of CAIJWOP.

glossary-name

any of the file glossaries defined for CA JARS Wizard. Output areas are reformatted to correspond to output glossary definition. The rules for the initialization of fields are determined by the field formats. Fields in the output record can be referenced with the O prefix.

Prefix the glossary name with a record type if the glossary is a variable record type glossary and only one record type is to be written to the output file.

ITEMS = LIST

instructs CA JARS Wizard to include all fields that are in the LIST statement for the run.

When using the LIST statement, the OUTPUT statement must follow.

The ITEMS parameter is not valid if an output glossary name is specified or defaulted to the input glossary.

ITEMS = name-1,...

identifies specific data fields to be included in the output file records and the order that they appear. The parameter can identify each field by name.

R = n

specifies the output record length. n is the number of bytes in each record. If omitted, CA JARS Wizard assumes that output records are the same length as the input records, or if an ITEMS= parameter has been specified, then the record length equals the sum of the item lengths. An error condition occurs if new data fields have been added during the run, unless the record length is changed.

RECFM

is required whenever the record format assumed by CA JARS Wizard is incorrect. For example, nonglossary files are assumed to have fixed-length, unblocked, 80-byte records.

UNLABELED

suppresses the writing of tape labels when the output file is assigned to tape.

Note: This parameter applies to VSE only.

In general, if the OUTPUT glossary is not equal to the INPUT glossary, then the following processing occurs:

• The OUTPUT record is initialized to binary zeros.
• Any common record area for the OUTPUT glossary is initialized.
• If the OUTPUT glossary was prefixed by a record type, then the output record is formatted as per that record type. In the case of variable records, an initial RDW is created.
• CA JARS Wizard processing occurs.
• If the OUTPUT glossary was not prefixed, any initialized fields in the output record are now formatted and an RDW set up if not already set by you.
• The record is now written or summarized.