Control File Statements › DEFINE Statement

DEFINE Statement

Use the DEFINE statement to:

• Define a work field
• Define a new field based on the input data
• Revise the display format or column heading of a previously defined field

Place any DEFINE statements near the top of the control file. Each VMRGRW data definition table has a set of associated DEFINE statements. These are activated automatically when VMRGRW finds a FILE statement. The parameters of the DEFINE statement must be coded in the order shown for each function.