FLAMDDN

Synopsis

HELP:   (HOST) Symbolic file name for compressed file
TYPE:   STRING
SYNTAX: FLAMDDN/FLAMD='str'

Description

With this parameter the DD-NAME for the compressed FLAMFILE in the DD JCL-command can be changed. It is the symbolic DD filename for the normally used compressed FLAMFILE (z/OS only).

The DD-NAME of this compressed file is FLAMFILE by default and can be modified using parameter FLAMDDN=<name>.

All output is written to a FLAM compressed file by default:

//FLAMFILE DD DSN=compressed_file,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG),
// UNIT=....,
// SPACE=....

or

    //.. EXEC PGM=FLAM,
    // PARM='C,FLAMFILE=COMPRESSED_FILE,FLAMIN=USER.*B.*LIB,..'

Syntax restrictions for FLAMv4 or older:

• z/OS
  • FLAMDDN=filename
  • FLAMD=filename
  • Note: This parameter allows to change the DD name of the DD command. For decompression, > before the DD name means that the file contains a list of FLAMFILE names.

Values

• z/OS
  • DD-NAME with max. 8 characters.
  • > DD-NAME with max. 7 characters (decompression)

Default

• z/OS
  • FLAMFILE DD ......

Valid for

• compression
• decompression