Reading UNIX Files Using BPAM

You can use BPAM to read UNIX files and directories, and also include a UNIX file in a DD statement. BPAM treats each directory as a PDS or PDSE directory. BPAM treats each file as a member. Executable programs can reside in UNIX files as program objects but you cannot run them using BPAM. BPAM provides file integrity for UNIX files that is equivalent to that for PDSEs.

Restrictions:

BPAM cannot write to UNIX files.
BSAM and QSAM cannot sequentially read a UNIX directory.
BPAM cannot store user data in UNIX directory entries.
BPAM cannot use the DESERV macro for UNIX files.
The BLDL macro creates simulated TTRs dynamically. You cannot compare them from a different run of your program.