Create Tape Data panel

Panel and field definitions

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 File Manager                   Create Tape Data

 Tapes:  No tapes allocated


 Input:
  DDNAME to use .                       enter new name, or select one from above
  Tape mode . . .                       optional recording mode or density code

 Output:
  Records . . . .                       number of records
  Record length . 50     
  Fillchar  . . .                       char or hex value, AN, BIN, or RAND
  Sequence field position  .            if sequence field desired
  Sequence field length  . . 8          length from 1 to 9
  Sequence field increment . 10         increment value
  Record format .                       F,FB, V,VB,VS,VBS, D,DB,DS,DBS, or U
  Block size  . .                       required for blocked output

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Tapes

List of tapes currently allocated.

DDNAME to use

Specify the DDNAME used to allocate a tape unit. File Manager displays the DDNAME and VOLSER of an allocated tape unit, if any.

If the DDNAME specified is not allocated, File Manager prompts for allocation information.

Records

Number of logical records to be written. Range: 0-99999999

Record length

Length of the records to be written. Range: 1-9999999, depending on the output file characteristics.

Fill char

To fill each byte of each record with data, specify one of the following:

char

A character such as 0 to be written in each byte.

X'cc'

A binary character, such as X'04' to be written in each byte.

AN

To write alphanumeric characters (A to Z, 0 to 9).

AX

Alphanumeric displayed in long hexadecimal.

BIN

To write binary characters (X'00' to x'FF').

RAND

To write random binary characters (X'00' to x'FF').

Default: blank character

Sequence field position

Position (starting with 1) of the sequence field within the output block or record. If omitted, there is no sequence field. Key position + key length - 1 must be less than or equal to the record length.

Range: 1 to n where

n <= record length - key length + 1

Default: No key

Sequence field length

Length of the sequence field. Key position + key length - 1 must be less than or equal to the record length.

Range: 1-9

Default: 8

Sequence field increment

Increment value used to increase the number in the sequence field.

Range: Any positive numeric value fitting into the sequence field.

Default: 10

Specify one of the following:

U

undefined

F

fixed

FB

fixed blocked

V

variable

VB

variable blocked

VS

variable spanned

VBS

variable blocked spanned

D

ASCII variable length

DB

ASCII variable blocked

DS

ASCII variable spanned

DBS

ASCII variable blocked spanned

The actual block size for record format F and FB, otherwise the maximum block size. For record format FB or VB a block size is required, otherwise it is optional.

Range: 1-9999999 for F,FB,U records, 9-65535 for V,VB records