Reading into a STEM

Records can be read either into a STEM variable, or onto the relevant stack, but the former is the most common, even though the stack method is the default.

Opposite are various ways that EXECIO DISKR could be used.

Reading records into a STEM variable, or other variable.

z/OS	z/VM

Reading all records individually Reading all records together Starting at the nth record Using numerically sequential variables Using Batch TSO (IKJEFT01) Using Batch IRXJCL Reading a UNIX file	Reading all records individually Reading all records together Starting at the nth record Using standard variable. Extract records based on a string value. Drop records based on a string value. Extract a portion of a record.