EXPANDPOSITIONING

When using the WRITE AFTER POSITIONING statement (OS/VS COBOL compatibility), the first character of the record area can hold carriage control information. The EXPANDPOSITIONING option determines whether the written record includes this carriage control information.

Syntax:
EXPANDPOSITIONING={ON|OFF}
Parameters:
ON Use the first character to determine carriage control before stripping the character from the output.
OFF Write out the whole record, including the carriage control information.
Properties:
Default: OFF