START-TRACE

This statement activates an internal trace.

START-TRACE

TRACE-FILE = *STD / <filename 1..54 without-gen-vers>

TRACE-FILE = *STD
The trace file name by default is SYSTRC.BS2ZIP.<yyyy-mm-dd>.<hhmmss> and is located under the userid that executes the BS2ZIP program.

TRACE-FILE = <filename 1..54 without-gen-vers>
A trace file with the user specified file name is created. If the file already exists, it is overwritten.