Extract Utility User's Guide - Supra - Cincom

Coding the XML for the Layout Control fileThe Layout Control file describes to Extract the records in the extracted outputflat file. You must always supply a Layout Control file. You can extract allfields from a given database file or only some fields. The fields can be in thesame layout as in the database file or a different order. You can also specifyextraction of subfields even if they are not defined in the SUPRA Directory.The Layout Control file is a plain text file with characters encoded using ASCIIon OpenVMS and EBCDIC on z/OS.The Layout Control file conforms to the standard rules of XML. The generalstructure of the file is as follows:Extract Utility User's Guide, P25-9513-03 48Chapter: 5. Coding the Extract functionSection: Coding the XML for the Layout Control file