### 7.1.1.6 Record Specifier

The record specifier identifies the number of the record you wish to access in a file with sequential or relative organization. It takes the following form:

    REC=r

r
  Is a numeric expression with a value that represents the position of the record to be accessed by using direct access I/O. The value must be greater than or equal to 1, and less than or equal to the maximum number of records allowed in the file. If necessary, a record number is converted to integer data type before being used.

For More Information:

For details on an alternate form of a record specifier, see Section A.11.

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