The PUT statement creates a record of saves as a stream that can be saved to a dataset or string.

When saving data to a dataset, the syntax of the PUT statement is as follows:

figure syntax put file
PUT FILE Statement
Component Description

FILE

Target file. (Default value: SYSIN file)

data-specification

Refer to Data Specification.

SKIP (expression)

Sets a number of lines to skip. (Default value: 1)

LINE (expression)

Sets a value of lines to move.

To use the LINE option, a file must have the PRINT attribute.

PAGE

Starts a new page. The default start line value is 1.

To use the PAGE option, a file must have the PRINT attribute.

When saving data to a string, the syntax of the PUT statement is as follows:

figure syntax put string
PUT STRING Statement
Component Description

STRING

Target string.

data-specification

Refer to Data Specification.