Send binary options (MVS/TSO and VM/CMS)

Options include:

CRLF

Carriage Return and Line Feed. CRLF (x'0D0A') is removed from the end of each record. EOF (x'1A') is removed from the end of a file.

APPEND

The transferred file will be appended to an existing host file that has the same name (and type and mode for VM/CMS), if one exists. If APPEND is not specified, the transferred file overwrites the existing host file.

NEW

The transfer stops if the file already exists. This option can be used to protect against accidentally erasing an existing file.

LRECL

Logical Record Length. This is not valid if APPEND is specified. Otherwise, you can choose one of the following options:

• Fixed - Specifies the number of bytes in each host record.
• Variable - The logical record length is the length of the longest record in the file; the maximum value is 32767.

The record length of a file sent from a local workstation to the host system might exceed the logical record length specified here. If so, the file transfer program divides the file by the logical record length.

To send a file containing long records to the host system, specify a length that is long enough to allow complete records to be sent.

RECFM

Record Format. This option is not valid when APPEND is specified. Otherwise, you can choose one of the following options:

• Default - The record format is automatically selected by the host system.
• Fixed - Specifies the number of bytes in each host record.
• Variable - When sending a file to VM/CMS, you can conserve host disk space by specifying a record format of variable.
• Undefined - This option is available for MVS/TSO only.

BLKSIZE(n)

This option applies only to TSO and only when you are creating a new data set. The (n) value represents the block size in bytes.

SPACE

This option applies to TSO only. This value is the amount of space to be allocated for a new TSO data set.

Quantity

Units of space to be allocated initially. You must specify this value when the SPACE parameter is used.

Increment

Units of space to be added each time new space is required.

The following parameters are only valid when the SPACE parameter is specified, and are mutually exclusive of each other.

AVBLOCK(n)

Average block length used as the unit size by the SPACE parameter. The (n) value is the block length in bytes.

TRACKS

Specifies the unit of space is a track.

CYLINDERS

Specifies the unit of space is a cylinder.