Defines an IMS-DL/I segment
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access descriptor
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RECORD=record-name SEGMENT=segment-name
SEGLNG=segment-length;
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The RECORD= statement
defines an IMS-DL/I segment. A value of 01 is automatically assigned as the
level number of a record, so the RECORD= statement does not include a level
number argument. You should begin your database definition with a RECORD=
statement immediately after the DATABASE= statement.
The following list explains each of the
arguments that can appear in a RECORD= statement.
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RECORD=
RE=
- specifies an arbitrary name for the segment.
A record name can be a maximum of 32 characters. If special characters or
blanks are included in the name, enclose the entire name in single quotes.
This is a required argument.
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SEGMENT=
SG=
- specifies the name of the segment as defined
in the DBD. A segment name can be a maximum of eight characters. If your
database is a GSAM database, enter
GSAM as the segment name.
This is a required argument.
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SEGLNG=
SL=
- specifies the segment length as defined
in the DBD. This is a required argument. See Handling Segments of Varying Length
for more information.
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