File Specification

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*Columns*	*Description*
1–5	Sequence number
6	`F`
7–16	File name
17	File type: `C` = Combined (input/output) `I` = Input `O` = Output `U` = Update
18	File designation: (Blank) = Output `F` = Full procedural `P` = Primary `R` = Record address `S` = Secondary `T` = Array or table
19	End of file: (Blank) = Allow LR before all records are processed `E` = All records must be processed before LR
20	File addition (for input or update file): (Blank) = Do not add records `A` = Allow record adds
21	Match field sequence: (Blank) = Ascending `A` = Ascending `D` = Descending
22	File format: `E` = Externally described `F` = Program described
23-27	Record length (1–32766, blank)
28	Limits processing: (Blank) = Sequential or random processing `L` = Limits processing
29-33	Length of key or record address (1–2000, blank)
34	Record address type: (Blank) = Non-keyed processing `A` = Character keys `D` = Date keys `F` = Float keys `G` = Graphic keys `K` = Externally described key `P` = Packed keys `T` = Time keys `Z` = Timestamp keys
35	File organization (for program described file): (Blank) = Non-keyed `I` = Indexed `T` = Record address
36-42	Device: `DISK` = Disk file `PRINTER` = Printer file `SEQ` = Sequentially organized `SPECIAL` = Special device `WORKSTN` = Workstation file
43	(Reserved)
44–80	File keywords
81–100	Comments

File Keywords

`BLOCK(NO \| YES)`	Allows user control over file record blocking.
`COMMIT{(name)}`	Commitment control. Optional name is an indicator to control commitment control at runtime.
`DATFMT(format{separator})`	Default date format and separator for program described files. See Date Formats .
`DEVID(field-name)`	Field to contain name of device that provided record.
`EXTDESC(file-name)`	Name of file to use at compile time.
`EXTFILE(file-name \| *EXTDESC)`	Name of file to open at runtime.
`EXTIND(*INUx)`	File open conditioned by external indicator.
`EXTMBR(member-name)`	Name of file member to open at runtime.
`FORMLEN(number)`	Form length of PRINTER file.
`FORMOFL(number)`	Overflow line number of PRINTER file.
`IGNORE(recformat{:recformat...})`	One or more externally described record formats to ignore. Mutually exclusive with INCLUDE.
`INCLUDE(recformat{:recformat...})`	One or more externally described record formats to include. Mutually exclusive with IGNORE.
`INDDS(data-struct-name)`	Data structure to contain INDARA indicators from workstation or printer file.
`INFDS(data-struct-name)`	Data structure to contain file feedback information.
`INFSR(subr-name)`	File exception/error subroutine.
`KEYLOC(number)`	Beginning position of key for program described indexed files (1-32766).
`LIKEFILE(file-name)`	File specification is defined the same as another F-spec.
`MAXDEV(FILE \| ONLY)`	Maximum number of WORKSTN file devices.
`OFLIND(indicator)`	Overflow indicator for PRINTER files. May be indicator variable, INOA-INOG, INOV or IN01-*IN99
`PASS(*NOIND)`	Do not pass indicators to data management on output, and do not receive them on input.
`PGMNAME(program-name)`	Program to handle support for SPECIAL file.
`PLIST(plist-name)`	Parameter list to pass to PGMNAME for SPECIAL file.
`PREFIX(prefix-string{:number})`	Prefix for field names in file. If second argument is used, prefix replaces that number of characters (0-9) in field names.
`PRTCTL(data-struct{:*COMPAT})`	Data structure for dynamic printer forms control information and line count. *COMPAT for RPG III-compatible layout.
`QUALIFIED`	Forces qualified record format names for file.
`RAFDATA(file-name)`	File containing records for record address file.
`RECNO(field-name)`	Relative record number.
`RENAME(ext-format:int-format)`	Rename record format from external format name to internal format name.
`SAVEDS(data-struct-name)`	Data structure saved and restored for each device.
`SAVEIND(number)`	Indicators up to specified number are saved and restored for each device.
`SFILE(recformat:rrnfield)`	Subfile record format and relative record number field.
`SLN(number)`	Display file starting line number.
`STATIC`	Local file is static (retains its state across procedure calls).
`TEMPLATE`	File specification is a template, used only for other LIKEFILE definitions.
`TIMFMT(format{separator})`	Default time format and separator for program described files. See Time Formats .
`USROPN`	Explicit open of file, using OPEN opcode.

Usage Conventions for syntax tables

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