Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

DDL Compiler Commands
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DICT
DICT
The DICT command:
•
Opens [closes] a dictionary
•
Starts [stops] writing object definitions to the dictionary
Default: NODICT
DICT
closes any open dictionary, opens a dictionary on dict-subvol-name (creating
it if it does not exist), and writes subsequent object definitions to that dictionary.
DEFLIST Command Output
!?DEFLIST
!?OUTPUT DEF variable-table
Loading Definition VARIABLE-TABLE
Table starts at byte 0 with a maximum
length of 402 bytes
Including 01 VARIABLE-TABLE (0:42)
Element starts at byte 0 and has a length
of 2 bytes
Including 02 TABLE-SIZE (2:4)[1:100]
Element starts at byte 2, has a length of
4 bytes, and occurs 1 to 100 times
!?DEFLIST
!OUTPUT RECORD customer
Include descriptions of referenced
definitions in the listing
Loading Record CUSTOMER
Including: 01 CUSTINFO (0:69)
Including: 02 CUSTNUM (0:4)
Including: 03 LAST-NAME (4:12)
Including: 03 FIRST-NAME (16:8)
Including: 03 MIDINIT (24:2)
Including: 02 ADDR (26:43)
Including: 03 ADDRESS (26:22)
Including: 03 CITY (48:14)
Including: 03 STATE (62:2)
Including: 03 ZIP-CODE (64:5)
69 bytes starting at 0
4 bytes starting at 0
12 bytes starting at 4
8 bytes starting at 16
2 bytes starting at 24
43 bytes starting at 26
22 bytes starting at 26
2 bytes starting at 62
5 bytes starting at 64
{ DICT [ dict-subvol-name ] [ ! ] }
{ NODICT }
Note. The DDL compiler creates an audited dictionary only if the subvolume is audited. A
dictionary on a nonaudited subvolume is also nonaudited.
Example 9-21. DEFLIST Command (page2of2)