SELECT clause in COBOL

Preetha Ramkumar · New User Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Hyderabad

Hi,

My query is on SELECT clause in COBOL.Usually we give the JCL DD name in the SELECT statements as below

SELECT IN-FILE ASSIGN TO IN-RAW
SELECT OUT-FILE ASSIGN To OUT-RAW

but in some programs the DD file names are prefixed with UT-S like:

SELECT IN-FILE ASSIGN TO UT-S-IN-RAW(in JCL the DD name is only IN-RAW)
SELECT OUT-FILE ASSIGN To UT-S-OUT-RAW

What exactly is the meaning of the prefix UT-S.

Waiting for the response.

Rupesh.Kothari · Member of the Month Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 463

Hi,

superk · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:44 pm

Please search. This question has been asked and answered many times.

martin9 · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:26 pm

hy Preetha,

UT-S is Unit sequential, which can be omited also,
therefore is the same...

matrin9

Preetha Ramkumar · New User Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Hyderabad

Hi Martin,

Thanks for the reply.Just wanted to know is there any advantage of using that in program because not all the programs are using UT-S.What can be the reason to specify it in some programs.

Regards,
Preeth

martin9 · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:12 pm

hy Preetha,

just use it or omit it... it's optional...

martin9