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Path Name Manipulation

A path name can be up to 1023 characters in length, except when used in the JCL PATH= keyword where the limit is 255 characters. The path name is case sensitive and can contain special characters. In order to allow external security to validate HFS files, CA Top Secret validation of HFS files requires path name manipulation.

Before validation, all path names are converted to upper case and, if necessary, truncated at 255 characters. An exit point is provided when file names reside in paths greater than 255 characters. The installation can use the exit to provide a meaningful name.