The DISPOSE (or DISP) specifier indicates the status of the file after the unit is closed. It takes one of the following forms:
{ DISPOSE = dis } { DISP = dis }
'KEEP' or 'SAVE' | Retains the file after the unit closes. |
'DELETE' | Deletes the file after the unit closes. |
'PRINT' [1] | Submits the file to the system line printer spooler and retains it. |
'PRINT/DELETE' [1] | Submits the file to the system line printer spooler and then deletes it. |
'SUBMIT' | Submits the file to the batch job queue and then retains it. |
'SUBMIT/DELETE' | Submits the file to the batch job queue and then deletes it. |
[1] Use only on sequential files. |
A read-only file cannot be deleted.
The default is 'DELETE' for scratch
files; a scratch file cannot be saved, printed, or submitted. For
all other files, the default is 'KEEP'.