_ddmake.utl Utility - Make Data File
Syntax
call "_ddmake.utl",fileid${,options$}
Description
The _ddmake.utl utility creates the data file associated with a given file ID.
|
Parameter |
Description |
|
fileid$ |
File alias from the dictionary. |
|
options$ |
"s" Silent. |
Example
The following creates a data file based on information associated with the CUSTOMER alias.
CALL BBEXT$+"_ddmake.utl","CUSTOMER"
The file name is based on FILE.PATH$. For example, if FILE.PATH$ is (DATA)customer and the (DATA) global string is set to "/basis/gldata/", the file name will be /basis/gldata/customer. If FILE.PATH$ is null, the file name defaults to (DICTIONARY)customer, causing the data file to be created in the same directory as the current data dictionary.
The file type is based on FILE.TYPE; this field maps directly to the first byte of the PRO/5 FID() string. The default file type (if FILE.TYPE does not specify a valid PRO/5 file type) is MKEYED in multi-key mode.
The record length is set to FILE.RLEN (if nonzero), otherwise, the record length is calculated based on the record layout.
The number of records is FILE.RNUM. A value of 0 implies a dynamic file.
If the file already exists, _ddmake.utl causes the following to be displayed:
The file filename is
associated with the alias.
Do you want to erase and remake filename?