FCLOSE Function: z/OS
Closes an external file, a directory, or a directory
member.
| Category: |
External Files |
| z/OS specifics: |
File close is strongly recommended |
| See: |
FCLOSE Function in SAS Functions and CALL Routines: Reference |
Syntax
Required Argument
- file-id
-
specifies the identifier
that was assigned when the file was opened, generally by the FOPEN
function.
Details
Files opened with the
FOPEN function are not closed automatically after processing. All
files that are opened with FOPEN should be closed with FCLOSE. For
code examples, see
FINFO Function: z/OS.