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ADAPRI (Print Adabas Blocks)

This document describes the utility "ADAPRI".

The following topics are covered:


Functional Overview

The ADAPRI utility prints the contents of a block (or range of blocks) in the Associator, Data Storage, WORK, TEMP, or SORT for maintenance or auditing purposes.

The output is in hexadecimal and ASCII format. Subsequent identical lines and blocks are suppressed.

This utility is a multi-function utility.

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Procedure Flow

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Data Set Environment
Variable/
Logical Name
Storage
Medium
Additional Information
Associator ASSOx Disk  
Data storage DATAx Disk  
Sort storage SORTx Disk  
Control statements stdin/
SYS$INPUT
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ADAPRI output stdout/
SYS$OUTPUT
   
Temporary storage TEMPx Disk  
Work storage WORK1 Disk  

Assignments to the ASSO container files are required in order to be able to process the DATA or WORK container files.

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Checkpoints

The utility writes no checkpoints.

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Control Parameters

The following control parameters are available:

DATASET = keyword

DBID = number

RABN = number [- number]

DATASET

DATASET = keyword

This parameter specifies the part of the database to be dumped. Valid keywords are:

Keyword Meaning
ASSO Associator
DATA Data Storage
SORT Sort Area
TEMP Temporary Area
WORK Work Area

Example

adapri: dataset = asso, rabn = 123 - 321

The Associator is dumped from RABN 123 to RABN 321

DBID

DBID = number

This parameter selects the database to be used.

This parameter is not required if DATASET = TEMP or SORT.

RABN

RABN = number [- number]

This parameter specifies one RABN or a range of RABNs to be dumped.

Examples

adapri: dbid = 1, dataset = data, rabn = 123

DATA RABN 123 of database 1 is to be dumped.

adapri: dataset = sort, rabn = 123 - 129

The RABNs from 123 to 129 on the data set SORT are to be dumped.

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