Contiguous storage (CONTIG)

Specifies, for each physical file member being added to the file, whether all of the records in the initial storage allocation must be stored next to each other.

The possible values are:

*NO
Storage of the records next to each other is not required.

*YES
The space containing the records allows the records to be stored next to each other. If the records must be separated, the member is added and a message is sent to the user indicating that storage of the records next to each other is not available.

*CMDDFT
The system default is used.