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OUTPUT
Redirects DBChange and DBAPLUS output to a file or device.
Syntax
O[UTPUT] {LP }
{TERM}
Parameters
LP directs output to the formal file designator
DBCOUT.
TERM directs output to $STDLIST.
Description
Use this command to direct DBChange and DBAPLUS output to a file or
device. If this command is not used, the output is directed to $STDLIST
(the terminal in session mode and the spool file in batch mode). You can
also direct the output to a file other than $STDLIST by setting the
following file equation:
:file dbcout= filename;dev=disc;rec=-80,,f,ascii;disc= n;save
:run dbcplus.pub.sys
>output lp
where n is the number of records in the file. If n is not specified, the
default value is 1023, which may not be sufficient for a large database.
Each OUTPUT command supersedes the previous OUTPUT command and closes any
file opened by the previous OUTPUT command.
Each time the OUTPUT LP command is issued, a new file is created. That
is, OUTPUT LP does not create an appended output file. If you want to
create an appended output file, set a file equation like the following:
:build myfile;dev=disc;rec=-80,,f,ascii;disc= n
:file dbcout=myfile;acc=append
or
:file dbcout= filename;dev=disc;rec=-80,,f,ascii;disc= n;save;acc=append
In the example below, output is directed to a printer. The priority is
two, and three copies will be printed:
>:file dbcout;dev=pp,2,3
>output lp