Position 20 indicates whether records are to be added
to an input or update file. For output files, this entry is ignored.
This entry must be blank if the LIKEFILE keyword is specified.
- Entry
- Explanation
- Blank
- No records can be added to an input or update file
(see the USAGE
keyword for a free-form file definition or
position 17 for a fixed-form
file definition)).
- A
- Records are added to an input or update file when positions
18 through 20 of the output record specifications for the file contain
"ADD", or when the WRITE operation code is used in the calculation
specification.
See Positions 18-20 (Record Addition/Deletion) for the relationship between position 17
and position 20 of the file description specifications and positions
18 through 20 of the output specifications.