Specifies whether the catalogued file information for a file is used when accessing that file. 
  
 
    Syntax:
 
       
      >>-.---.--.----.-FCDCAT-----><
   +-/-+  +-NO-+
 
    Properties:
 
       
       
      
 
           
           
           
             
              | Default: | FCDCAT for mainframe dialects; NOFCDCAT for non-mainframe dialects | 
 
             
              | Phase: | Syntax check | 
 
             
              | $SET: | Any | 
 
          
 
        
 
 
    Comments:
 
       
       To enable this behavior for an individual file, use a $SET statement in your source code before the file's SELECT statement.