File status

The MVS™ system uses the PATHOPTS parameter to determine the status for the file, as follows:

OLD status:
- PATHOPTS is not on the DD statement.
- PATHOPTS does not contain a file option.
- PATHOPTS does not contain OCREAT.
MOD status: PATHOPTS contains OCREAT and OAPPEND, but not OEXCL.
NEW status: PATHOPTS contains both OCREAT and OEXCL.

Note:

The DISP parameter cannot appear on a DD statement containing the PATH parameter.
There is no direct correspondence between the various PATHOPTS settings and the DISP status parameter.