IBM AS/400 Step 4 - Printing a Database File

Step 4 - Printing a Database File
You can print a database file in the following procedures.
Example Actions:
1. Type 9 (Print database file) in the Opt column beside PRODUCTLBL.
2. Press the Enter key.
The Print Database File Member display appears:
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Print Database File Member
File . . . . . . . . . . . . . : PFDFILE
Library . . . . . . . . . . : MYLIB
PFD definition . . . . . . . . : PRODUCTLBL
| Type choices, press Enter.
|Database file . . . . . . . . . \PFD Name, \PFD, F4 for list
|Library . . . . . . . . . . . \LIBL Name, \LIBL, \CURLIB
|Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . \FIRST Name, \FIRST, F4 for list
|Include grid . . . . . . . . . . N Y=Yes, N=No
|Record selection . . . . . . . . Y Y=Yes, N=No
|Ending page . . . . . . . . . . \END 1-9999, \END
|Source Drawer . . . . . . . . . \PFD 1-255, \PFD, \E1
|Output bin . . . . . . . . . . . \DEVD 1-65535, \DEVD
|Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . \PFD 1-255, \PFD
Output queue . . . . . . . . . . \JOB Name, \JOB
Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, \LIBL, \CURLIB
| More...
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel
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Example Action: Press the Enter key to use the predefined values.
The database file member is printed.
Note: A spooled file is created in an output queue by the print operation, and it is
printed on the printer after the print writer sends it to a printer.
130 AFP Utilities for AS/400 User’s Guide