*PREPBYMFD (GETMODE)

PLBCMP Only

*PREPBYMFD={value}

The *PREPBYMFD control reports whether the PREPARE instruction should detect managed file descriptor (MFDs).

When a *PREPBYMFD control is set to OFF, the PREPARE operation does not attempt to detect a MFD file descriptor and performs the PREPARE operation according to normal guidelines.

When set to ON, the action of a PREPARE instruction is to detect the presence of a MFD file descriptor and initiate a SUNDM PREPARE operation.

This same ability to control the action of the PREPARE instruction can also be controlled using the PLB_PREPBYMFD runtime keyword.

{value} is a previously defined Numeric Variable that receives the PREPBYMFD mode.

The {value} returned is one of the following:

See Also: List Controls (GETMODE), GETMODE