Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

Dictionary Database Structure
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DICTRDF (Record Definition File)
For the sample dictionary shown in Example D-4 on page D-64, the fields of DICTOTF
have these values:
DICTRDF (Record Definition File)
DICTRDF has one record for each record in the dictionary containing the record's
object number, definition number, and file information.
For the sample dictionary in Example D-4 on page D-64, the fields of DICTRDF contain
these values:
Suppose that the following record is added to the dictionary:
RECORD newparts.
FILE IS "$data.sales.newpart".
DEFINITION IS partname.
END
The fields of DICTRDF have these values:
IDENTIFIER.
TEXT-ID
IDENTIFIER.LINE-
NUMBER TEXT-TYPE TEXT-LEN TEXT-LINE
10 S5X (18)
20 S9Part/Name
30 N3999
40 K3ALL
41 K6ZEROES
5 0 S 3 XXX
60 S3SFO
Field Description
OBJECT The record’s unique object number.
DEF-NUMBER Either the object number of the record (if it is not defined with a
DEFINITION IS def-name clause) or (if it is defined with a DEFINITION
IS def-name clause) the object number of the referenced definition.
FILE-NAME The file name.
Field Value
OBJECT 2
DEF-NUMBER 2
FILE-NAME $data.sales.parts
OBJECT DEF-NUMBER FILE-NAME
2 2 $data.sales.parts
3 1 $data.sales.newpart