Create a source file using the Create Source Physical File (CRTSRCPF) command

This example shows how to create a source file using the Create Source Physical File (CRTSRCPF) command and using the command defaults.

CRTSRCPF FILE(QGPL/FRSOURCE) TEXT('Source file')

The CRTSRCPF command creates a physical file, but with attributes appropriate for source physical files. For example, the default record length for a source file is 92 (80 for the source data field, 6 for the source sequence number field, and 6 for the source date field).

• Create source files with DDS
  If you want to create a source file with data description specifications (DDS), use the Create Physical File (CRTPF) or Create Logical File (CRTLF) command.
• Create source files without DDS
  If many of the parameters of the Create Source Physical File (CRTSRCPF) command default to values that you usually want for a source file, you can create the source file without data description specifications (DDS).