Create the file by issuing a create-file command. The command you
use depends on the type of file you are creating. The file types and
their corresponding commands are listed in the following table.
File Type | Command |
---|---|
Physical file | CRTPF |
Logical file | CRTLF |
Display file | CRTDSPF |
Printer file | CRTPRTF |
ICF file | CRTICFF |
When you issue a create-file command, the DDS is retrieved from the source file and validated, and a file is created as shown in the following figure. The file is created only if there are no errors in the DDS of equal or greater severity than the severity specified on the GENLVL parameter of the create-file command. Thus, you can use the GENLVL parameter to control the allowable error severity when creating the file. Depending on the options you specify on the OPTION and FLAG parameters, a DDS source (or compiler) listing may also be created. The DDS listing contains the data description and error information.
You can use the FLAG parameter to specify the minimum severity of DDS messages which will be printed. For example, you can suppress the warning messages for field overlapping.
See Example DDS compiler listing for an example of a DDS listing and DDS debugging template for an example of a debugging template.
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