The syntax of the TSO ALLOCATE
command is
ALLOC FILE(ddname)
DA('data-set-name ') options
options include
options such as file disposition as well as options that describe
the format of the file.
Here are some examples:
-
Allocating an existing member of
a PDS:
alloc fi(in1) da('my.pds(mem1)') shr
-
Allocating a new sequential data
set:
alloc fi(report) da('library.report.feb08')
new sp(1,1) cyl lrecl(80) recfm(f b)
blksize(6160)
-
Concatenating sequential data sets:
alloc fi(input) da('library.data.qtr1' 'library.data.qtr2'
'library.data.qtr3' 'library.data.qtr4') shr
For complete information
about the TSO ALLOCATE command, see the appropriate TSO reference
for your OS level.