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Create and Delete MDOs

To create a mapped MDO using the &ASSIGN verb, issue one of the following statements:

&ASSIGN MDO=mdo MAP=mapname [ DATA=data ]
&ASSIGN MDO=mdo MAP=mapname [ FROM VARS=vars...  ]

To copy an MDO:

&ASSIGN MDO=mdo FROM MDO=sourcemdo

To create an unmapped MDO:

&ASSIGN MDO=mdo DATA=data

To delete an MDO entirely:

&ASSIGN MDO=mdo