Figure 6-7. Using a System File

Input/Output Sets

All ￿le designators can be classi￿ed as an input set, use for input ￿les of an output set, used for output ￿les. For your convenience, these sets are summarized in T able 6-3 and Table 6-4. For information on in teractive and duplicative input ￿les and output ￿les, refer to Accessing Files Programmer's Guide (32650-90017).

 

Table 6-3. Input Set

 

 

File Designator

Function or Meaning

 

 

$STDIN

Job/session input device.

$STDINX

Job/session input device allowing commands

$OLDPASS

Last $NEWPASS ￿le closed.

$NULL

Constantly empty ￿le that returns end-of-￿le indication when read.

*formal- designator

Back reference to a previously de￿ned ￿le.

￿lereference

File name (including any account and group names and loc kword, if

 

necessary). Indicates an old ￿le. Ma y be a job/session temporary ￿le

 

created in a program (including the curren t one) run in the current

 

job/session. May be a permanent ￿le saved by any program or a :BUILD

 

or :SAVE command in any job/session.

 

 

6-14 File System