NBSpool for MPE Reference Guide

NBSpool Input Commands

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KEEP

The KEEP command copies the currently texted job into a permanent disk file. The new file will not

contain any passwords, and all sequence numbers will be stripped off. Turn to the “STREAM”

section in this chapter for more information. If a job is in the scheduled state, the first record of the

file will contain the scheduling information. The NBSpool

STREAM command will use this

information when restreaming the job, if desired. MPE’s

STREAM command will ignore the first

record (after printing a warning).

By default, all passwords are stripped from the output file for security reasons. If the

PASS

parameter is specified, the original passwords will be in the output file. This parameter is required

if a job creates or modifies MPE accounting structure, since the corresponding

STREAM will not be

able to obtain the correct passwords when restreaming.

Note. Files created with the

PASS parameter will be saved with creator access to prevent

unauthorized access.

KEEP Syntax

I> KEEP filename [;REC=[recsize]

[,[blkfact]

[,[F|V]

[,[ASCII|BINARY]]]]]

[;PASS]

[;RANGE=first[/last]]

User Tip. This command may be abbreviated to

KEEP Parameters

Parameter Description

filename

This parameter specifies the name of the file to create. If it exists, you will be

asked for permission to overwrite it.

recsize

This parameter specifies the record size for the keep file. Negative for bytes.

The default is 80 byte records.

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