PCFORMAT User's Guide

COPY Command

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OUT <error file>

specifies the name of an existing Tandem file or

device to which any error and warning messages are

directed. If not specified, it defaults to the

home terminal.

,options

is one or more of the following options (multiple options are

separated with commas):

DATAFILE <file name>

specifies the name of the database file to be converted by

PCFORMAT. If this option is not used, PCFORMAT

checks to see if a database file was designated for <record

name> with an ASSIGN command. If not, the file named in

<record name> is converted.

DICTIONARY <subvolume>

specifies the volume and/or subvolume of the database

dictionary associated with <record name>. When this

option is used, the current system, volume, and/or

subvolume are used to fully qualify the data file named in

<record name> when the system, volume, and subvolume

of the data file are not specified. For example, if <record

name> specifies only a file name as the data file (e.g., “File

is CYCPARTS”), the file is assumed to be on the current

system, volume, and subvolume. If this option is not used,

the dictionary is assumed to be on the current subvolume.

NOHEADING

suppresses the field headings defined in <record name>

from the first line of <output file>. If this option is not

used, the headings are written to the first line of <output

file> and a null character string is generated for fields

without headings.