DataLoader/MX Reference Manual (G06.24+)

DataLoader/MX Reference Manual—525872-002
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Specifying File-Related Options for
DataLoader/MX
DataLoader/MX has two types of file-related options: interpretations and modifiers. An
interpretation specifies how the contents of a file are handled. A modifier stipulates a
more specific attribute of a load, such as the maximum number of records to be
transferred. Interpretations and modifiers are passed in the file name to the open
procedure (DTLOPEN).
This section explains the two types of file-related options and describes how to control
the way DataLoader/MX reads, converts, and processes file contents by using:
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Interpretations
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BROADCAST
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CSV
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DUMP
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EBCDIC
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INDIRECT
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KEYRANGE
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TEXT
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Modifiers
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BUFSIZE
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MAX
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NOREWIND
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NOUNLOAD
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num%
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NUMBUFS
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PERSIST
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RECFORM
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SUBTYPE
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TYPE
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WAIT
Interpretations
Specify an interpretation to control how the contents of a file are to be handled.
Otherwise, each read moves a bit-for-bit copy of the next record into the program’s
memory or, on output, places a copy of the record in the program’s memory into the
file. If you do specify an interpretation, the file system does not merely move the bit
pattern into, or out of, the program’s memory. Instead, it views the data differently
according to the specified interpretation.