Developer Guide and Reference

ID 767251
Date 10/31/2024
Public
Document Table of Contents

INQUIRE: STREAM Specifier

The STREAM specifier asks if STREAM is a valid access method for a file. It takes the following form:

STREAM = strm

strm

Is a scalar default character expression that is assigned one of the following values:

'YES'

If stream access is permitted for the file.

'NO'

If stream access is not permitted for the file.

'UNKNOWN'

If the processor is unable to determine if stream access is permitted for the file or if the unit specified by the file unit number is not connected.