CLOSE

CLOSE is a DCL command that closes a file opened with the OPEN command and deassigns the associated logical name. CLOSE is a command that is executed inside of DCL, which means no image is invoked.

Syntax

 CLOSE  logical-name[:]

Qualifiers

• /DISPOSITION=option specifies what action to take when the file is closed. The options are:
  • DELETE: DELETE the file
  • KEEP (default): keep the file
  • PRINT: PRINT the fle
  • SUBMIT: SUBMIT the file.
• /LOG generates a warning message when you attempt to close a file that was not opened by DCL. If you specify the /ERROR qualifier, the /LOG qualifier has no effect. If the file has not been opened by DCL, the error branch is taken and no message is displayed.