gtpg2m26General Macros

FINDC-Find a File Record

This general macro reads a record from a file into storage. A block of storage is obtained by the control program and reference to it is stored in the core block reference word (CBRW) at the specified time.

The requested record can be contained in the virtual file access (VFA).

Format




label
A symbolic name can be assigned to the macro statement.

datalevel
An entry control block (ECB) data level (D0-DF) that identifies the file address and core block information for the I/O request.

DECB=(reg)|label1
The label or general register (R0-R7) containing the address of the data event control block (DECB), which specifies the file address and core block information for the I/O request.

GDS
Specify one of the following:

N
The file address in the specified ECB data level or DECB is for a record from the online data base. N is the default.

Y
The file address in the specified ECB data level or DECB is for a record on either a general file or a general data set.

Entry Requirements

Return Conditions

Programming Considerations

Examples

None.