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SEQUENTIAL (↑ Format of Your Data Files)
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  Directive:    SEQUENTIAL
 
  Function:     Specifies the default file type for files defined
                (implicitly or explicitly) as ORGANIZATION SEQUENTIAL.
 
  Syntax:
 
     ─┬───┬──SEQUENTIAL──"type"───────────────
        └─/─┘
 
  Parameters:   type                 ADVANCING, ANSI, LINE, or RECORD.
 
  Default:      SEQUENTIAL "RECORD"
 
  Phase:        Syntax check
 
  $SET:         Initial
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