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View a BDAM Record

To view a record, specify the READ operation on the FILE definition.

1. Enter the following information:

FUNC=GET
RCID=record identification

and, if appropriate, specify the following optional fields:

RETMETH=KEY		(Use if RCID contains a deblocking key)
RETMETH=RELREC	(Use if RCID contains a deblocking relative record number)

2. Press Enter. The following information appears on the FILE screen:

• The MESSAGE= field shows the following message RECORD OBTAINED FOR VIEWING
• The MODE= field becomes blank
• The RETNRCID= field contains the returned record's identification
• The SIZE= field gives the size of the data in the record, which is the size of the work area
• The data is displayed, beginning with the byte indicated in the LOC= field

Example

To view a BDAM record that is the sixth record on track 3 in the file BDAMFIL, follow this procedure.

1. Enter:

   FILEID=BDAMFIL
   FUNC=GET
   RCID=X'000306'
   

2. Press Enter.