UNLOADEXIT

Restriction

UNLOAD PLUS ignores this option if you also specify FORMAT BMCLOAD.

exitName

UNLOAD PLUS passes every output record to the specified exit before writing the record to the unload data set. If UNLOAD PLUS performs sorting, the utility passes the record to the exit routine before the sort process, but after building the sort key. UNLOAD PLUS invokes BMCSORT after you exit when you specify the ORDER YES or ORDER BY options. The exit routine can inspect, modify, or discard records before UNLOAD PLUS writes the output records to the unload data set.

For information about user-defined variables, and requirements and restrictions when creating an exit routine, see UNLOAD-PLUS-user-exits.

program language

UNLOAD PLUS supports user-written exit routines in assembler, C, LE C, COBOL II, and LE COBOL. After you specify the exit name, specify the programming language of the exit routine as shown in the supported program languages for the user exits table.

For user exits in any programming language except ASM, UNLOAD PLUS sets MAXSORTS to 1.