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HST

specifies the host information record area

MVC

specifies the Multi-Volume Cartridge record area

STA

specifies the station record area

VOL

specifies the volume record area

VTV

specifies the Virtual Tape Volume record area

This parameter is required.

BUFFER

buffer indicates an RX-type fullword location or a register (2) - (12) containing the response area address for this READ request.

This parameter is required for the READ request but is ignored for OPEN and CLOSE requests.

BUFLEN

buflen indicates an RX-type fullword location or a register (2) - (12) containing the response area length for this READ request.

This parameter is required for the READ request but is ignored for OPEN and CLOSE requests.

TOKEN

token indicates an RX-type fullword location or a register (2) - (12) containing a fullword address that maintains QCDS state information for an input CDS.

The token value for an OPEN request must be zero when no associated CDS record areas are open. In this case, OPEN assigns a value to token that must be presented with all other QCDS requests for that CDS.

When all record areas of the CDS are closed, the token is no longer valid.

This parameter is required.

DDNAME

ddname indicates an RX-type address or a register (2) - (12) containing the address of the eight-character DDname of an input CDS. A DDname less than eight characters must be padded with trailing blanks.

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