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Define a New File

Before option "F", "Define New File" , can be used to add a new file to the specified database, an FDT must be defined for the file. Alternatively, you may choose to use an already existing FDT (retained from a Delete File function run with the "SAVE FDT" option).

Start of instruction setTo add a new file for which an FDT has been defined

  1. Select option "F" (define new file).

  2. Specify the number of the file to be added.

  3. Specify the database to which it will be added.

  4. Press ENTER.

    If the file already exists in that database, a message is displayed at the top of the menu.

    09:59:38         *****  A D A B A S   BASIC  SERVICES  *****       2006-08-25
     DBID 1956                     -  Define File  -                     PFLF012
    
    File Name ......... TEST-24_________
    MAXISN ............ __________
    Datastorage Size .. __________  B  (BLKs/CYLs)
    Normalindex Size .. __________  B  (BLKs/CYLs)
    Upperindex Size ... __________  B  (BLKs/CYLs)
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ACRABN ........            MINISN ...........* 1          Anchor Fnr ..
    DSRABN ........            ISN Size .......... 3 Byte     Ciphering ... N
    NIRABN ........            ISN Reuse ........* N
    UIRABN ........            DS Reuse .........* Y       Alpha Code .....
    ASSO padding .* 10 %       DATA device ......* 3390    Wide Code ......
    DATA padding .* 10 %       MIXDSDEV .......... N       User Wide Code .
                               Spanned Records ... N
                               MU / PE > 191 ..... N
                               LOB file .......... N      
                               Rel. LOB file # ...
    
    Max Blks:                  Max comp. rec.len . 5060    Multi Client
      DS extents ..            Index Compression . N       Support ........ N
      NI extents ..            No AC Extention ... N       Owner-ID Len ... 8
      UI extents ..            Program Refresh ... N
    
    PF1----- PF2------ PF3------ PF4------ PF6----- PF7----- PF8----- PF12-----
    Help               Exit                         ADAM              Menu

    This function corresponds to the utility function ADALOD LOAD.

    The equivalent direct command is

    DEFINE FILE file-number

Start of instruction setTo specify parameters for an ADAM file

  1. Press PF7 (ADAM).

    The following ADAM File Information window appears:

    10:07:34         *****  A D A B A S   BASIC  SERVICES  *****       2006-07-20
     DBID 105                     -  Define File  -                     PFLF002
    
    File Name ......... TEST-80_________
    MAXISN ............ 100_______
    Datastorage Size .. 5_________  B  (BLKs/CYLs)
    Normalindex Size .. 5_________  B  (BLKs/CYLs)
    Upperindex Size ... 5_________  B  (BLKs/CYLs)
    ------------------                                    ------------------------
    ACRABN ........     |-----------------------------|       Anchor Fnr ..
    DSRABN ........     |   ADAM File Information:    |       Ciphering ... N
    NIRABN ........     |                             |
    UIRABN ........     | ADAMDE (field/ISN).         |    Alpha Code .....
    ASSO padding .* 10  | ADAMPARM ..........         |    Wide Code ......
    DATA padding .* 10  | ADAM Overflow .....         |    User Wide Code .
                        | ADAM Dataform ..... Y       |
    Max Blks:           |_____________________________|   Multi Client
      DS extents ..                                        Support ........ N
      NI extents ..            No AC Extention ... N       Owner-ID Len ... 8
      UI extents ..            Program Refresh ... N
    
    PF1----- PF2------ PF3------ PF4------ PF6----- PF7----- PF8----- PF12-----
    Help               Exit                         ADAM              Menu

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