DISPLAY/PUNCH Operations

DISPLAY and PUNCH produce as output the DDL statements that describe the named entity. DISPLAY and PUNCH do not update the entity description.

The location of the output depends on which verb is used and whether the compiler is operating in a batch or online mode:

DISPLAY displays online output at the terminal and lists batch output in the compiler's activity listing.
PUNCH writes the output to the system punch file or to a module in the dictionary. All punched output is also listed in the compiler's activity listing.