Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

Running the DDL Compiler

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Completion Codes

When the DDL compiler stops its operation, it returns a completion code to the

command interpreter that indicates the outcome of the DDL compilation.

The completion code is accessible in the TACL variable _COMPLETION.

Example 3-4. Interactive DDL Session: Writing From a Dictionary to a File

63> DDL

!?DICT $data.sales

Open a dictionary on the volume $DATA and the

subvolume SALES.

!?FUP fupsrc !

Open the file fupsrc, clearing any contents.

!OUTPUT RECORD customer.

Retrieve the record customer from the dictionary and

write the appropriate FUP file-creation commands for this

record to fupsrc.

!EXIT

Exit the DDL compiler, returning to the command

interpreter.

Table 3-1. DDL Compiler Completion Codes

Code Meaning

0 Normal termination. If warnings but no errors occurred, and the NOWARN

command was in effect, any warnings that did occur were suppressed.

1 One or more warnings were reported, but no errors occurred.

2 One or more errors were reported (regardless of whether any warnings were

reported).

3 The DDL compiler stopped before processing all input because the number of

errors reached the limit specified in the command ERRORS

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