ASSIGN

Specifies how to assign a filename when neither EXTERNAL nor DYNAMIC appear in the SELECT statement.

Syntax:

>>-.---.--ASSIGN--"assign-type"------------><
   +-/-+

Parameters:

assign-type

Must be one of:

EXTERNAL	The ASSIGN clause contains a data name or literal that specifies the file's name in the external file-storage environment.
DYNAMIC	the ASSIGN clause contains an external-file-reference that specifies the file to the external environment for possible further mapping to an external file-storage environment-name.

Properties:

Default:	ASSIGN"DYNAMIC"
Phase:	Syntax check
$SET:	Any

Comments:

For any indexed files, or for all files if the program is compiled using the CALLFH directive, filename mapping overrides any syntax definition or use of the ASSIGN directive.