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PL/I for Windows, Version 8.0, Programming Guide

ORGANIZATION

The ORGANIZATION option specifies the organization of the data set associated with the PL/I file.

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram                   .-CONSECUTIVE-.
>>-ORGANIZATION--(-+-INDEXED-----+-)---------------------------><
                   '-RELATIVE----'
 
CONSECUTIVE
Specifies that the file is associated with a consecutive data set. A consecutive file may be either a native data set or a workstation VSAM sequential, direct, or keyed data set.
INDEXED
Specifies that the file is associated with an indexed data set. INDEXED specifies that the data set contains records arranged in a logical sequence, according to keys embedded in each record. Logical records are arranged in the data set in ascending key sequence according to the ASCII collating sequence. An indexed file is a workstation VSAM keyed data set.
RELATIVE
Specifies that the file is associated with a relative data set. RELATIVE specifies that the data set contains records that do not have recorded keys. A relative file is a workstation VSAM direct data set. Relative keys range from 1 to nnnn.
Rational Developer for System z
PL/I for Windows, Version 8.0, Programming Guide