FREWRITE

Description

This statement Rewrite (i.e. update) a previously read record of a VSAM file.

numfile is a numeric constant (from 1 to 20) used in FOPEN statement to handle the file.
string is the variable containing the record to rewrite: is not used in non-CICS environment (MVS/TSO/DOS) but is mandatory in CICS;
in non-CICS environment the rewitten record is the string variable read in the previously FREAD instruction.
rec-length is the optional record length and overrides the length of string (CICS only)

Parameter specifications

	Parameter Name	Mode	Type	coding	Remark
1	numfile	Input	numeric	constant	from 1 to 20
2	string	Input	String	C or X	contains record (mandatory in CICS)
	RECLEN=	Input	Integer	F or H or const.	overrides the length of string

Examples