Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

Contents
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2. DDL Language Elements (continued)
2. DDL Language Elements (continued)
Reserved Words 2-11
Special Characters 2-12
Comments 2-12
Dictionary Comments 2-13
Compiler Listing Comments 2-15
Statements 2-16
Commands 2-18
3. Running the DDL Compiler
RUN DDL Command 3-1
Running the DDL Compiler Noninteractively 3-3
Running the DDL Compiler Interactively 3-4
Completion Codes 3-5
4. Named Constants
CONSTANT 4-1
Numeric Constants 4-3
Product Version Constants 4-4
Existing Constants 4-5
C 4-5
COBOL 4-6
Pascal (D-series Systems Only) 4-6
TACL 4-7
TAL 4-8
Examples
4-8
Standard SPI Constants 4-9
5. Definitions and Records
DEFINITION 5-1
Order of Clauses
5-2
Definition Length 5-2
Field Definition
5-4
Group Definition
5-5
Reference Definition
5-7
Error Handling
5-8
RECORD 5-8
File-Creation Syntax
5-10
Creation-Attribute Syntax
5-12
Record Structure Syntax 5-15