Create a file on magnetic tape
In this task, the job is to create a new file called "TAPE.FILE" of any size on Magnetic Tape
JCL
<lang JCL>// EXEC PGM=IEBGENER //* Create a file named "TAPE.FILE" on magnetic tape; "UNIT=TAPE" //* may vary depending on site-specific esoteric name assignment //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD DUMMY //SYSUT2 DD UNIT=TAPE,DSN=TAPE.FILE,DISP=(,CATLG) //SYSUT1 DD * DATA TO BE WRITTEN TO TAPE /* </lang>
TUSCRIPT
<lang tuscript> $$ MODE TUSCRIPT STATUS = CREATE ("tape.file",tape-o,-std-) PRINT STATUS </lang> Output:
OK
ZX Spectrum Basic
The ZX Spectrum does not have file type extensions, so we save as TAPEFILE, rather than TAPE.FILE. We can use any start address, depending on where we want the data to come from. Here we dump the contents of the screen:
<lang zxbasic>SAVE "TAPEFILE" CODE 16384,6912</lang>