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Directories and file names

z/OS ISPF Software Configuration and Library Manager Guide and Reference
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FLMLTWST constructs workstation file names from four components:
  • The data directory is obtained from the userinfo data set (as specified by the DATA_DIR keyword). It can contain drive letters and whatever is necessary to establish the base path for the files and subdirectories.
  • The subdirectory is obtained from the ACTINFO data set. The subdirectory is based on the type of the member. Subdirectories can be used to place different types of members in different directories for the workstation command or tool.
  • The file name is the SCLM member name.
  • The extension is obtained from the ACTINFO data set that maps SCLM types to extensions.
  • The case (upper or lower) of the workstation file name is set based on the WSCASE value specified in the ACTINFO data set.

When SCLM constructs the full file name from the above components, it does not add or remove any characters from each of the components. Each component must be set up so that when it is combined with the others it will make a valid file name.

The FLMLTWST translator expects the data directory name not to end with a '/' or '\', but the subdirectory should start and end with these characters. The extension contains the '.' character.

Here are some examples of how FLMLTWST would put these four components together:

Table 1. Examples of FLMLTWST combining components
Data Directory Subdirectory File Name (Member) Extension Generated File Name
e:\temp \ example1 .c e:\temp\example1.c
e: \temp\ example2 .h e:\temp\example2.h
\temp \bin\ example3 .exe \temp\bin\example3.exe

The FLMLTWST translator does not clean out the directories after the workstation command is complete and the outputs have been transferred to the MVS™ system. The workstation owner must clean out the directories periodically to ensure that the workstation disks do not fill up.

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