Data Build Manual

New and Changed Information
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New Information The manual has been streamlined and reorganized so that information is easier to find.
The following table summarizes the major new changes made to the product since the
last release of the manual:
Change Description Section
C-series and D-
series software
differences
Data Build has different requirements depending on
whether you are using C-series NonStop operating system
or D-series.
Section 1
Multiple volume
tape input
Data Build supports multiple volume input tapes. Section 2
Variable length
record format
Data Build supports variable length input records from tape,
but not from disk.
Section 2
ASCII input Data Build supports ASCII input. Section 4
Comma
Separated
values (CSV)
data format
Data Build accepts CSV data format files as input. Section 4
SQL nulls Data Build has had full null support for SQL-INSERT and
now has limited null support for the SQL-LOAD option.
Section 6
SQL error
messages
Data Build displays SQL error messages when you are
using the SQL-LOAD option an SQL-INSERT option
Section 6
User exits Data Build has user exits at strategic points in the
conversion program so that you can more easily customize
your conversion program.
Section 6