If you store the same information to tape regularly, you
might keep the STORE parameters and options you use in an
indirect file. When you issue the STORE command,
you simply reference the indirect file, rather than typing all
of the necessary information on the command line.
An indirect file is a text file containing the file set
and the parameters for a STORE command. It must be
an existing permanent or temporary file with a record
length between 8 and 255 bytes. Read access must be allowed,
although the file may be open, shared, or intrajob.
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Suppose you regularly back up all the files on your system, including
the system directory and nonsystem volume set and its directory. The usual
STORE command might be this:
STORE @.@.@;*T;DIRECTORY;ONVS=MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET,NV1
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If you enter these parameters in a text file, give it an easy name
to remember (BACKUP1 in the example below), and then reference the file
in the STORE command, you can save time and effort. For example:
:EDITOR
/ADD
@.@.@;DIRECTORY;ONVS=MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET,NV1
/KEEP BACKUP1
/EXIT
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To tell STORE that you're using an indirect file, precede the file name
with the caret (^).
You can also specify multiple indirect files. For example:
STORE ^BACKUP1,^BACKUP2;*T
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