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IBM S544-5285-01 User Manual

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ACIF does not support a parameter equivalent to the LINECT parameter on the

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/*JOBPARM, /*OUTPUT, and OUTPUT JCL statements. The maximum number

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of lines processed on a page is defined in the page definition. The page

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definition can be located:

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Inline in the file

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In a user library referenced in the USERLIB parameter (OS/390 and MVS

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only)

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In a library referenced in the PDEFLIB parameter

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In a library referenced in the // LIBDEF PHASE,SEARCH=(...) DLBL JCL

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statement (VSE)

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Using Page Definitions from an OS/390 or MVS User Library: You can

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instruct ACIF to select a page definition from your user library instead of from a

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library referenced in the PDEFLIB parameter. To use a page definition from a

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user library, you must:

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Reference the user library containing the page definition in the USERLIB

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parameter.

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Specify the name of the page definition in the PAGEDEF parameter.

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Using Inline Page Definitions: To use an inline page definition, ensure the

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following:

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Include an inline page definition in the input file.

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The name of the inline page definition must match the specified page

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definition name in the PAGEDEF parameter, or PAGEDEF=DUMMY must

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be specified.

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If a page definition resource is included inline with the data, the file must be

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identified as containing carriage control characters. If the length of the

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records in the page definition is less than or equal to the logical-record

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length defined for the file, you can specify fixed-length records for the

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record format. If the length of the records in the page definition is greater

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than the logical-record length defined for the file, you must specify:

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– In OS/390 and MVS, variable length records for the record format

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(variable blocked with ANSI [VBA] carriage control characters or

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variable blocked with machine [VBM] carriage control characters)

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– In VM, variable length records for the record format

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– In VSE, variable length records for the record format (variable blocked

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with ANSI [VBA] carriage control characters or variable blocked with

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machine [VBM] carriage control characters)

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You can include more than one inline page definition in an input file, and you

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can change the page definition name in the PAGEDEF parameter on different

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ACIF jobs to test different page definitions. If the name of an inline page

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definition does not match the PAGEDEF name specified, ACIF uses the page

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definition from the resource library that matches the name specified in the

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PAGEDEF parameter.

Chapter 7. Using ACIF Parameters in OS/390, MVS, VM, and VSE

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