SNAX/XF LU Network Services Manual

SNAXUTL SELECTFILE Command
The SNAX/XF Utility
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SNAXUTL
SELECTFILE
Command
The SELECTFILE command defines the source file on which subsequent record-
manipulation commands will be performed. Thus all ALLOCATE, ADD, and
DELETE commands within the same command block reference the file specified in the
SELECTFILE command.
SELECTFILE filename
, TYPE filetype
[ , DEACTIVATE { Y | N } ]
filename
specifies the name of the table source file to be created or changed by subsequent
commands within the command block. The value specified for filename can
contain from one to seven characters. If you are running SNAXUTL on a volume
and subvolume different from the ones on which the specified table source file
resides, filename must be fully qualified.
TYPE filetype
refers to the type of file specified. Valid values for filetype are SET, ESS, and
LOGMODE.
DEACTIVATE { Y | N }
instructs LUNS to deactivate the named ESS table when DEACTIVATE Y is
specified. In this way, SNAXUTL can access and update it. When SNAXUTL has
completed the update, LUNS reactivates the table. If you use the SELECTFILE
command to select an active ESS table for updating and either omit DEACTIVATE
Y or specify DEACTIVATE N, SNAXUTL will receive a file-system error 12 (file in
use) when it attempts the update. The default value for this operand is
DEACTIVATE N.