Equivalent Free-form Coding for Fixed-Form File Entries

Table 1. Free-form equivalents for fixed-form file entries
Fixed-form-entry Free-form equivalent
File type USAGE keyword
File designation No free-form syntax is related to the file designation. All free-form files are fully-procedural or output.
End of file Not supported in free-form
File addition USAGE(*OUTPUT)
Sequence Not supported in free-form
Record length Parameter of device keyword DISK, PRINTER, SEQ, SPECIAL, WORKSTN
Limits processing Not supported in free-form
Length of key field Length parameter of the KEYED keyword
Record address type A and K KEYED keyword
Record address type other than A or K Not supported in free-form
File organization
I
KEYED keyword
T
Not supported in free-form
Device Device keyword DISK, PRINTER, SEQ, SPECIAL, WORKSTN