SET AREA Statement

Purpose

The SET AREA statement assigns a default area to which tables are imported.

Syntax

►►─┬────────────────────────────┬──────────────── . ───────────────────────────►◄
   └─ SET AREa ─┬─ area-name ─┬─┘
                └─ " " ───────┘

Parameters

area-name: The name of an area to which tables will be imported.
" ": Specifies that the area to which data tables are imported is the same area from which they were exported.

Usage

You can override the default target area by specifying an area name in the IMPORT statement.