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Specify a File or Database

Follow this procedure to specify a file or a database:

1. Enter a file ID in the FILEID field, or the DL/I database identifiers in the PSB and DBD fields. No specification is needed for a DB2 or SQL/DS database.
2. If the default value in the DATATYPE field is not correct for the type of data organization you want to access, use PF6 to change it or replace the value with one of the following:

   FC for VSAM or BDAM files

   TS for Temporary Storage

   TD for Transient Data

   DL for DL/I databases

   DB for DB2 or SQL/DS databa

3. If the display format is not suitable, press PF2 until the format you want is displayed, or replace the value in the FORMAT field with one of the following:

   D for Dump format

   C for Character format

   V for Vertical format

   S for Structured format

   Each of these formats is described in the sections that follow.

4. If you do not want the display to start at the beginning of the record, change the value in the LOC field. Change this field at any time during the session.

Example

To view the data in the 150th byte of a record, specify 150 in the LOC field (95 for FORMAT= D) so byte 150 is the first byte displayed.