%%FILE

This statement can be used to generate a unique number for the remark. The format is:

DO REMARK=%%FILE[(startpos,length)]

DO REMARK2=%%FILE[(startpos,length)]

DO REMARK3=%%FILE[(startpos,length)]

where

• startpos is the first digit to extract from the unique 5-digit file number
• length is the number of digits to extract

(3,3) extracts the last 3 digits of the 5-digit number.

In situations where multiple report outputs may be created by DD statements with the same DD name, this statement is useful to ensure that each report has a unique entry in the REMARKS field of the Active Reports file.