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==Specifying I/O operations==
For OS/360 through z/OS, the program provides an ''Input/Output Block'' (IOB) to EXCP; if the program doesexecutes an EXCP to multiple IOBs, the system processes them in the order that they were requested. For DASD the IOB includes a seek address, ''IOBSEEK'', in the format MBBCCHHR, where M is the extent, BB is the bin for a data cell, CCHH is the cylinder and head, and R is the record number.
 
==Appendages==