The OPEN-SYNTAX-FILE statement opens a system or group syntax file for processing with SDF-U. It is the first statement (except for standard statements) that must be entered after calling SDF-U. Each subsequent OPEN-SYNTAX-FILE statement implicitly causes SDF-U to close the previously opened syntax file.
OPEN-SYNTAX-FILE |
FILE = <filename 1..54> ,TYPE = *GROUP(...) / *SYSTEM *GROUP(...) SYSTEM-DESCRIPTION = *CURRENT / *NO ,MODE = *UPDATE / *READ |
FILE = <filename 1..54>
Name of the syntax file to be opened.
TYPE =
Type of syntax file to be opened.
TYPE = *GROUP(...)
A group syntax file is to be opened.
SYSTEM-DESCRIPTION = *CURRENT / *NO
Specifies whether SDF-U is to access the currently active system syntax file.
TYPE = *SYSTEM
A system syntax file is to be opened.
MODE =
Defines how the opened syntax file is to be processed.
MODE = *UPDATE
The contents of the syntax file may be both output and updated. The syntax file already exists. It must not be activated.
MODE = *READ
The contents of the syntax file may only be output but not updated (read-only access). The syntax file already exists. It may be active.