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FILECLOSE=

FILECLOSE=



Specifies the default CLOSE disposition for a SAS data set on tape

Language element: data set option
Default: LEAVE
Engines: V6TAPE, V7TAPE, V8TAPE
Valid as: data set option
OpenVMS specifics: valid values for disposition; syntax


Syntax
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Syntax

FILECLOSE=disposition

disposition
can have one of the following values:
REWIND rewinds to the beginning of the tape after closing each member.
LEAVE performs no tape positioning when a member is closed.
FREE rewinds and dismounts the tape when the current member is closed. Note that under OpenVMS, the device is dismounted, not deallocated or "freed."
REREAD rewinds to the beginning of the file.


Details

The FILECLOSE= data set option overrides the TAPECLOSE= system option.

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