BTEMP - allocate a temporary file.
Syntax:
btemp filename* [+Random] [Llinks=number] [Device=type]
Examples:
btemp temp
btemp big Llinks=1200
btemp random +Random Llinks=200 Device=.ds450
Options:
- +Random
- creates the files as random files. The default is
sequential.
- Llinks=number
- specifies the number of llinks of file space to be
allocated to each file. The size is converted to the
nearest link value (1 link = 12 llinks) since TSS can
only allocate temporary files in link quantities. The
default file size is 12 llinks (one link).
- Device=type
- specifies the type of device on which the file should be
allocated. This is specified with the name of a GCOS
device code (.DS450, .DS501 etc).
Description:
BTEMP allocates a temporary file in your AFT. The filename
must be a valid AFT name, with no "/", "$",
or "+" characters. The maximum length of an AFT name is
eight characters.
You may specify a device class (not a specific device name,
unfortunately) for allocation of the files. The actual type of
disk seldom makes any difference, so it is better to let the
system choose the device to optimize system performance.
See Also:
expl rename
expl remove
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