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- Description: This Field Definition File
- defines the import's file */
- (FROMFILE) field start and end positions. */
-*********************************************************/
- (FROMFILE) field start and end positions. */
-FILE MYLIB/MYFILE */
field1 1 12 13
field2 14 24 0
field3 25 55 56
field4 78 89 90
field5 100 109 0
field6 110 119 120
field7 121 221 0
*END
The following is a brief explanation of the
Field Definition File format:
- = Comment line
*END = End of definition, this must be included
Field Starting Ending Null
Name Position Position Character Position
_________________________________________________________
field1 1 12 13
field2 14 24 None
field3 25 55 56
field4 78 89 90
field5 100 109 None
field6 110 119 120
field7 121 221 None
Field Name
This name is the name of the to-file field name.
Starting Position
This is the starting position for the field in the import file of each record.
This is the byte position.
Ending Position
This is the ending position for the field in the import file of each record.
This is the byte position.
Null Character Position
This is the position for the NULL value for the field in the import file of
each record. The value zero specifies that NULL does not have a value.
The value in the import file can be ’Y’ or ’N’.
’Y’ means the field is NULL. ’N’ means the field is not NULL.
Each column must be separated by a blank character.
Notes on the CPYTOIMPF command
The Copy To Import File (CPYTOIMPF) command reads data from a user from-file
and copies it into an import file. The number of jobs used for copy is one. The data
of the import file can be formatted by delimiters or it can be in a fixed format. A
“Notes on the delimited import file (CPYTOIMPF command)” on page 147 has a
series of characters (delimiters) that are used to define where fields begin and end.
See “Restrictions for the CPYTOIMPF command” on page 148 for more
information.
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