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APPENDIX1.5.1.2 FILE-CONTROL Paragraph
For ASCII files, the ASSIGN clause assignment-name has the following formats: 



    ___ Format--QSAM File __________________________________________________ 
   |                                                                        |
   | >>__ _________ __ _____ __name______________________________________>< |
   |     |_label- _|  |_S- _|                                               |
   |                                                                        |
   |________________________________________________________________________|
The file must be a QSAM file assigned to a magnetic tape device.
label-
Documents the device and device class to which a file is assigned. If specified, it must end with a hyphen.
S-
The organization field. Optional for QSAM files, which always have sequential organization.
name
A required 1- to 8-character field that specifies the external name for this file.

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