Creating A Data Set - IBM System 360 User Manual

After you specify the data set name and the NEW or OLD operand, you
should specify the data set type. The data set type is an operand that
describes the purpose for which the data set, is to be or was created.
The type operand is one of the sources from which the system can obtain
the descriptive qualifier. The valid types are:
ASM
BASIC
CLIST
CNTL
COBOL
DATA
FORTE
FORTG
FORTGI
FORTH
GOFORT
IPLI
PLI
PLIF
TEXT
Note: Any user data set types, specified at system generation time, are
also valid data set types.
If the system cannot find the data set type from other
,~ources"
you
are prompt ed for it .•
If you do not want your data set to have line numbers, use the NONUM
operand.. For exampl e,
edit ab75 new asm nonum
Do not specify NONUM for the BASIC, IPLI, and
GO
FORT data set types,
because they must always have line numbers.
Except for TEXT type data sets. lines of input are translated to
uppercase letters by the system. If you want the system to retain your
input in the same form as you enter it (uppercase and lowercase), code
the ASIS operand. For example:
edit mydata new data asis
The ASIS operand is not valid for all data set types. If it is invalid
for your data set type .• a message will be printed at your terminal
notifying you that translation to CAPS is in effect.
Creating a Data Set
You usually create a data set when EDIT is in input mode. You request
input mode when you enter one of the following:
• The NEW operand in the EDIT command,.
• The INPUT subcommand while you are in edit mode.
• The INSERT subcommand with no operands.
• A null line if the system is in EDIT mode.
After you enter the EDIT command with the NEW operand the system sends
you the following message:
INPUT
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