IBM Professional Series User Manual page 246

ft
fm
is the file type of the file whose existence is to be
verified. If ft is specified as
*,
the first file found
satisfying the rest of the fileid is used.
is the filemode of the file whose existence is to be
verified. If fm is omitted, or specified as
*,
all your
disks are searched.
Usage Notes:
1. If you issue the EST A TEW command specifying a file
that exists on a read-only disk, you receive error message
DMSSTT002E.
2. When you code an asterisk in the fn or ft fields, the
search for the file is ended as soon as any file satisfies
any of the other conditions. For example, the command:
estate
*
file
executes successfully if any file on any accessed disk
(including the system disk) has a file type of FILE.
3. You can invoke the ESTATE/ESTATEW command
from the terminal, from an EXEC file, or as a function
from a program. If EST ATE/EST ATEW is invoked as
a function or from an EXEC file that has the message
output suppressed, the message DMSSTT002E FILE 'fn
ft fm' NOT FOUND is not issued.
Response: The CMS ready message indicates that the
specified file exists.
Error Messages and Return Codes:
DMSSTT002E FILE 'fn ft fm' NOT FOUND RC=28
DMSSTT048E INVALID MODE 'mode' RC=24
DMSSTTOS4E INCOMPLETE FILEID SPECIFIED RC=24
DMSSTT062E INVALID CHARACTER 'char' IN FILEID 'fn ft' RC=20
DMSSTT069E DISK 'mode' NOT ACCESSED RC=36
DMSSTT070E INVALID PARAMETER 'parameter' RC=24
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