cards can follow the ALLOCATE control statement in any sequence. Each
card in turn overlays the cylinder table, and any space not reallocated
remains the same. If an ALLOCATE function overlays the
truncated to the beginning of the next cylinder allotment. For example:
Disk storage
Allocation
5th Entry END
First
Cylinder
Disk storage
__
DRCT
Cylinder
Cylinder
following it until an END card is encountered are assumed to be part of
a single allocation. The Format/Allocate service functions cannot be
performed on another disk volume until the END card is
area not allocated will default to
entire volume (as could be the case if the volume was copied from a
smaller volume or minidisk) the remainder of the volume is allocated as
Note: Reallocation of a directory cylinder containing an active
written on the same cylinder. After reallocation, the Directory program
must be executed to reinitialize the directory pointer. If this is not
done, when you initialize (via
FORMAT,devadr,devtype,volser,LABEL
where:
devadr
devtype
is a three-digit hexadecimal number that identifies the
address of the device that the Format/Allocate program is
to act upon.
is a
device for the Format/Allocate program. Approved device
types are
in
a