Rational Developer for System z
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 4.1, Programming Guide


Defining and allocating line-sequential files

You can define a line-sequential file in the HFS by using either a DD statement or an environment variable. Allocation of these files follows the general rules for allocating COBOL files.

To define a line-sequential file, code a DD allocation or an environment variable with a name that matches the external name in the ASSIGN clause:


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