CRLF={YES | NO | CRLF | LF | USSLF| KEEPCRLF}

Default NO
Allowable Values YES, NO, CRLF, LF, USSLF, KEEPCRLF
Minimum Not Applicable
Maximum Not Applicable

This parameter defines the default CRLF option. This parameter is only used for Initiator requests when you do not enter the CRLF parameter.

The valid values of this parameter are as follows:

  • YES or CRLF: indicates that records are delimited by Carriage Return/Line Feed (typically PC-based systems).
    Note: When you send a file to UNIX with CRLF delimiters, Platform Server for UNIX converts CRLF to LF. If you want to maintain CRLF on UNIX, see the KEEPCRLF parameter value.
  • NO: indicates that the file contains no record delimiters.
  • LF: indicates that records are delimited by line feeds (typically UNIX based systems).
  • USSLF: indicates that you can send a z/OS USS file and terminate the USS file records with an ASCII LF(0x0A).
  • KEEPCRLF: indicates that a file is sent to UNIX and wants to maintain CRLF delimiters. Platform Server for z/OS sends data with CRLF delimiters and Platform Server for UNIX does NOT convert CRLF to LF.