BLK

Synopsis

HELP:   Write a file block-oriented (mainly open world)
TYPE:   OBJECT
SYNTAX: BLK(NET.{},NAME/FILE='str'/STREAM/DUMMY,EMPTY=INFO/WARNING/ERROR/DELETE,FALLOC(),REMOVE,RENAME='str',REMAIN,NOMKDIR,APPEND,FLUSH,FRCREC,ADDDLM,ACSTIM=num,MODTIM=num/ORIGINAL,ATTRIB(),PRNCTR=DETACH/RETAIN/ERASE/REPLACE,RPLFFD[=num],BINDMP,PREPRO[()...],POSTPRO/PSTPRO[()...])

Description

This object defines the block-oriented write operation for files. This method writes the all data after any conversions as one chunk to the file. This is the most common and simplest way to write a file. This write method is useful for all non-record-oriented file formats.

If the block still contains a record length information, you can enforce a record-oriented write. It is also possible to add the system delimiter behind each record to produce a valid text block.

To retain the modification time of the original file, the modtime parameter can be set to ORIGINAL.

Arguments

• STRING: NAME/FILE='str'/STREAM/DUMMY - Name/URL of file to write [auto]
  • STREAM - Read from stdin or write to stdout
  • DUMMY - Read EOF or write nothing
• NUMBER: EMPTY=INFO/WARNING/ERROR/DELETE - Define special handling for empty files [NONE]
  • INFO - Print info to the log
  • WARNING - Print warning to the log (completion code 1)
  • ERROR - Stop procession with error and special completion code
  • DELETE - Delete the empty file (nothing written)
• SWITCH: REMAIN - Remain existing files (don't overwrite) [FALSE]
• SWITCH: NOMKDIR - Don't create path if path not exists [FALSE]
• SWITCH: APPEND - Append data to this file [FALSE]
• SWITCH: FLUSH - Enforce flush in front of close file [FALSE]
• SWITCH: FRCREC - Enforce record orientation on record oriented devices [FALSE]
• SWITCH: ADDDLM - Add a delimiter behind each record to produce a text block [FALSE]
• NUMBER: ACSTIM=num - Define the last access time for this file
• NUMBER: MODTIM=num/ORIGINAL - Define the last modification time for this file
  • ORIGINAL - Copy modification time from the original file
• NUMBER: RPLFFD=num - Replace form feeds, filling rest of page with empty records assuming n lines per page [60]
• SWITCH: BINDMP - Write dump for binary data [FALSE]