Attempts to update the following attributes in the header of
the file: longest record length (LRL) and/or file length hint
attribute.
You must use this qualifier in combination with either
/STATISTICS or /CHECK (the default).
This qualifier only applies to sequential file organizations and
is ignored for any other file organization. The /UPDATE_HEADER
qualifier attempts to update the LRL and/or file hint attribute
in the file header if the calculated value(s) differ from the
current value(s) in the file header. The /UPDATE_HEADER qualifier
applies to:
o An LRL request - if the file is sequential and has a record
format other than undefined (UDF).
o A HINT request - if the file is sequential, the record format
is either variable (VAR) or variable with fixed control (VFC),
and the file is located on an ODS-5 disk device.
It is not supported for remote accesses; requests are ignored.
The /UPDATE_HEADER qualifier requires either the STATISTICS or
CHECK (default) functions since calculating new values for the
LRL and/or file length hint presumes that all the records in the
sequential file are processed. It is not compatible with the /FDL
qualifier, the /INTERACTIVE qualifier, or the /SUMMARY qualifier.
Any errors returned by the file system when an attempt to update
the file header fails are ignored. If the update succeeds, the
updated values are displayed at the end of the report.