NBSpool for MPE Reference Guide

Chapter 4
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Parameter Description
blkfact
This parameter specifies the blocking factor for the new file. If omitted, the
optimum blocking factor will be determined.
F
This parameter indicates that the keep file should have fixed length .
V
This parameter indicates that the keep file should have variable length records.
This is the default.
ASCII
This parameter indicates that the keep file should be
ASCII
. This is the default.
BINARY
This parameter indicates that the keep file should be
BINARY
.
PASS
This parameter includes original passwords in the output file. This parameter
requires
SM
capability.
range
This parameter specifies the range of lines to be retained. If this parameter is
not specified, all lines will be retained. Range is expressed as one of the
following:
ALL
Selects all lines in the spool file.
@
Selects all lines in the spool file.
line
Line designator. A line is one of the following:
line#
A positive integer specifying a particular line in the file. The
first line in a spool file is line 0.
FIRST
The first line in the spool file.
LAST
The last line in the spool file.
*
The current line of the spool file.
Any of these can be followed by a positive or negative number to
indicate a displacement from the specified line.
/line
Causes a range of lines to be listed. Must be equal to or greater than the
first specified line.
KEEP Examples
To keep the currently texted job as a flat ASCII file with the 72 byte record length:
I> KEEP MYFILE;REC=-72