where the following is true:
- fileid
- Data source of the external system
- The external system DD (or similar) statement specifies a file.
- In z/OS, this is a DDNAME. (See Usage Notes.)
- In UNIX OS and Windows, this is the path name for a file. If the path name has embedded white space characters, the entire pathname must be endorsed in single or double quotes.
- IGNORE charpos1 and charpos2
- Start and end character positions of a field in each input record that contains extraneous information.
- For example:
- Use charpos1 to ignore only the single specified character.
- Use charpos1 THRU to ignore all characters from charpos1 through the end of the record.
- Use THRU charpos2 to ignore all characters from the beginning of the record through charpos2.
- Use charpos1 THRU charpos2 to ignore all characters from charpos1 through charpos2.