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Using &NDB Verbs

This section provides examples of the use of the NCL verbs related to NetMaster Databases (NDBs). There are examples that include adding, deleting, updating, and retrieving records, as well as examples that use information about the database.

The success or failure of many &NDB verbs is indicated as a completion or error code returned in the system variables &NDBRC and &NDBERRI on completion of the function. Throughout this section, reference is made to specific return codes that can occur on particular conditions.

This section contains the following topics:

Relationship Between &FILE and &NDBxxx Verbs

Access an NDB

Work with NDBs

Notes on Sequential Retrieval

Obtain Information About an NDB

Change NDB NCL Processing Options

Put It All Together—Unload or Reload an NDB