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Data types Appendix
partial-filename A…Z
0…9
$, #, @
hyphen
period
Input format: [:cat:][$user.][partname.]
:cat: see filename
$user. see filename
partname
optional entry of the initial part of a name
common to a number of files or file
generation groups in the form:
name
1
.[name
2
.[...]]
name
i
(see filename).
The final character of “partname” must be a
period.
At least one of the parts :cat:, $user. or
partname must be specified.
posix-filename A...Z
0...9
special characters
String with a length of up to 255 characters;
consists of either one or two periods or of alpha-
numeric characters and special characters.
The special characters must be escaped with a
preceding \ (backslash); the / is not allowed.
Must be enclosed within single quotes if alter-
native data types are permitted, separators are
used, or the first character is a ? or !
A distinction is made between uppercase and
lowercase.
posix-pathname A...Z
0...9
special characters
structure identifier:
slash
Input format: [/]part
1
/.../part
n
where part
i
is a posix-filename;
max. 1023 characters;
must be enclosed within single quotes if alter-
native data types are permitted, separators are
used, or the first character is a ? or !
Data type Character set Special rules
Table 10: Data types (part 4 of 6)