Control File Statements › FILE Statement

FILE Statement

The FILE statement specifies the product input file. Every control file must have a FILE statement and it must be the first statement in the file. There can be only one FILE statement in a control file.

If the input file named in the FILE statement is being used by a product when the report is run, VMRGRW will not complete processing the control file. You must wait until the product is inactive or suspend use of the product.

FILE ddt  [filename [filetype]]  [DSNB].

ddt

Specifies the keyword for the predefined data definition table for the respective filename and filetype. The ddt column of the Product Data Definition Table below lists the values you can use for this parameter.

filename

Indicates the filename of the data file that VMRGRW will use as input to the report. The fn column of the Product Data Definition Table below lists the values you can use for this parameter.

filetype

Indicates the filetype of the data file that VMRGRW will use as input to the report. The ft column of the Product Data Definition Table below lists the values you can use for this parameter.

DSNB

Specifies that the report is to be generated from the TMC, retrieving information about all the data sets on the tapes. This parameter is valid only if you are using a CA VM:Tape data definition table.