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The parameter NEW in the USE command identifies data sources that do not exist yet. When you identify a new data source, you can accept the default file specification conventions or specify different ones.
In CMS, when you issue a MODIFY command specifying a data source that does not exist, FOCUS creates the data source with a default file name, file type, and file mode. You can issue the USE command with the NEW parameter to give the data source a file ID other than the default.
For z/OS, you must allocate the data source, with the z/OS command ALLOCATE or the FOCUS command DYNAM, before you issue the USE command.
USE fileid NEW END CREATE file mastername
where:
Is any valid file specification for the operating system. The file ID will be assigned to the data source later in the session when the actual create happens.
On z/OS, the FOCUS data source will be created as a temporary file unless you previously allocated a permanent data source to the ddname in the USE command.
Is the name of the Master File associated with the data source.
If you omit the NEW parameter, a message is returned stating that the data source cannot be found, and the USE command is not executed.
To create the data source WAGES using the WAGES Master File, enter the following:
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USE WAGES FOCUS F NEW END CREATE FILE WAGES
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USE WAGES NEW END CREATE FILE WAGES |
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