The following table explains the Select Database File Member display.

Field Name

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

File

Shows

the

database file which you specified on the previous

Library

Shows

the

name

of

the library

in

which

the

physical file

res

Position to

This

prompt

is

used

for quick repositioning of the

list,

not f

 

subset

of

the

list.

Choose one

of

the

following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

*TOP

 

To

go

to

the

top

of

the

list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*BOT

 

To

go

to

the

bottom

of

the

list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

name or

partial

name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specify the name or partial

name

you

want

 

to

go

to

in

 

 

 

list. The

list

is

positioned

to

the first

name

beginning

 

 

 

the

string

specified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opt

Type

a

1

inOpt thecolumn

beside the member you want to

select.

 

Member

Shows

the

names

of

members

which

are

contained

in

the

database

 

you

specified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text

Shows

the

description

text of the members which are

contained

 

database

file

you

specified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select a member by 1 typingtheOpt column of the member and press Enter.

The Print Database File Member display appears.

 

 

 

 

 

à

 

ð

 

 

Print Database File Member

 

File

. . . :

PFDFILE

 

Library

. . . :

MYLIB

 

PFD definition

. . . :

PRODUCTLBL

Type choices, press Enter.

 

Database file . . .

. . . . . .

 

QAFCPFDDTA

Name, \PFD, F4 for list

 

Library

. . . . . .

 

 

QGPL

Name, \LIBL, \CURLIB

 

.Member

. . . . . .

. . . . . .

 

 

QAFCPFDDTA

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

 

F3=Exit

F4=Prompt

F5=Refresh

F12=Cancel

More...

 

 

 

á

 

 

 

 

 

 

ñ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are ready to print the database file, press Enter. The Print starts to print the database file member.

When printing

completes,

the screen returns to the Work with PFD Definit

display

with

either a

completion message or an error message displayed

on

what

happened

during

printing. The errors detected by

the

Print

For

such as ‘Fields used in

the

PFD

definition are

not

found

in

the datab

printed

in the printout

listing that

is created

by

the

Print

Format

Ut

You

can

exit

from

the

Work

with

PFD

Definitions

display by

pressing

th

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AS/400 specifications

The IBM AS/400, now known as the IBM iSeries, is a midrange computer system that has been a cornerstone of enterprise computing since its introduction in 1988. Designed to provide a robust platform for business applications, the AS/400 is celebrated for its reliability, scalability, and integrated database capabilities.

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