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ALQMULT=

Specifies the number of pages that are preallocated to a file

Language element: data set option
Default: 10
Engines V6, V7, CONCUR
Valid as: data set option, engine option, global option
OpenVMS specifics: All aspects are host-specific

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Syntax

ALQMULT=n

n
specifies the number of pages that are allocated for a file. The default value is 10.

Details

The ALQMULT= data set option is related to the ALQ= data set option. With the ALQ= data set option, you specify a block value that is preallocated. With the ALQMULT= data set option, enough blocks are preallocated to accommodate the number of pages that you specify. With the ALQMULT= data set option you don't need to know how big the page size (buffer size) is for a file or to determine how many blocks are needed for the desired number of pages.
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