FILE Screen Layout for Transient Data

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FILE Screen Layout for Transient Data

The next screen shows a blank header area on a FILE screen for temporary storage. For examples of the complete screen, see Dump Format, Character Format, Vertical Format and Structured Format earlier in this chapter.

DATATYPE= TD LOG=OFF TODEST= FUNC= SUBFUNC= MESSAGE= CHGELEN= DATA= SIZE=0000 FORMAT= D 00112233 44556677 8899AABB CCDDEEFF *0123456789ABCDEF* LOC 0000 ........ ........ ........ ........ ................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Help 2 Format C 3 End 4 5 6 DataType FC 7 Page bwd 8 Page fwd 9 Caps Off 10 Top 11 Bottom 12

The fields provide the following information:

Field	Function
DATATYPE	Identifies the type of data organization. This must be TD.
DESTID	Specifies the name of the transient data, as defined in the DCT.
LOG	Specifies whether FILE's logging facility is on or off.
TODEST	Identifies a transient data destination (when a work area is copied) or a dump identification (when a work area is dumped).
FUNC	Specifies the FILE function. When this field contains a function code, it is executed if you press Enter. In addition to common FILE functions, enter the following commands: GET, PUT.
SUBFUNC	Modifies a FUNC specification.
MESSAGE	Contains FILE messages. Also specify messages here when FUNC=COPY or FUNC=DUMP.
CHGELEN	Specifies the number of bytes changed in the work area when FUNC=CHGE.
RCID	Identifies the record or queue to be processed.
DATA	Contains data needed to perform certain FILE functions.
SIZE	Specifies the record size or the number of records to be searched.
FORMAT	Specifies the format in which the record is displayed.
USE	Specifies the program and structure for structured format.
LOC	Specifies a location within a record.

Some fields are used only for certain tasks. The discussion of each FILE function indicates which fields must be specified.