File-Control Entry (↑ Statements)
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Construct: File-Control Entry (SELECT)
Function: Assigns names to files, for use in the program,
and describes the files.
Syntax: Which format? ◄Sequential► ◄Relative►
◄Indexed► Sort-Merge
►►───SELECT file-name────►
┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
▼ │
►─ASSIGN─┬──┬─┬──────────┬─┬─external-file-reference─┬──────►
└TO┘ ├─EXTERNAL─┤ ├─data-name-1─────────────┤
└─DYNAMIC──┘ └─literal-1───────────────┘
►─┬─────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────►◄
└┬─SORT─┬─STATUS─┬──┬─data-name-2─┘
└─FILE─┘ └IS┘
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