TACL Reference Manual
UTILS:TACL Commands and Functions
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FILEINFO Command
of its owner, its file security, and the number of primary and secondary extents 
allocated to it.
If the request is for a file that does not exist, the TACL process returns an error 
message:
No files match \TSII.$SPOOL.LINDA.BFILE
If the request is formatted as $volume.filename, the TACL process returns an error 
message:
FILEINFO $SPOOL.A
 ^
Expecting /
Or a valid filename template
Or end
The command output display provides this information: 
Character 
Position in 
Output 
Display
Field 
Description Field Value
[1 - 8] filename Name of the file whose characteristics are being 
displayed, left justified
[9 - 10] blank
[11] CODE: 
Open File or 
Crash-Open File 
Indicator
“ ” File is not open, crashed, or broken.
“O” File is open.
“?” File was open during a crash and therefore the content 
might have been compromised.
[12] CODE:
Corrupt File or 
SQL DDL Free 
Space Status 
Indicator
“C” File is corrupt; that is, the file content has been 
compromised. Some type of media recovery operation is 
required before the file can be accessed.
“D” An SQL DDL operation is currently in progress.
"F" An SQL DDL operation has left unreclaimed free 
space in the file.
[14 - 18] CODE: 
File Code
“ “ Default file code is assigned to user-created files. 
“OSS” An OSS file.
“100 through 999” Reserved - See system file code 
definitions, in the File Utility Program (FUP) Reference 
Manual to decipher the code. These codes include the 
new native object file for TNS/E, the 800 file code.
All other values would be explicitly assigned as part of file 
creation by the user.










