Create STATEMENT

PURPOSE: Used to CREATE a new record in the designated data set from the area address by :R. Generally it is proceeded by a READY statement which either clears the blanks if the data set is ASCII or zeros if BINARY. You can also READY the record area with a copy of a record from another data set. After executing the CREATE, the data in the record still available. If you just wanted to change a few fields and create another record, you do not have to do another READY.

SYNTAX

CREATE {MASTER; TRANSACTION; designator} [HUSH] [IF; UNLESS clause]

[iterate clause]

CREATE

causes the new record to be inserted into the named DS (MASTER, TRANSACTION, designator). The DS named must be specified as the destination in a prior READY statement.

Example

GET PRIOR FROM AUX5

READY AUX9 AREA WITH AUX5

CREATE AUX9

NOTES: A DS that is referenced in a CREATE statement must be related in the RELATE statement with the option UPDATE, CREATE, or CREATE APPENDING. A master or transaction DS must be related for UPDATE if you want to create new records in them.