The FORMAT function does one of the following:
The returned document format is a string of type VARCHAR(30). The returned handle is of type DB2TEXTH or DB2TEXTFH.
This is the format parameter used for indexing the corresponding text document. The document formats supported are listed in Formats.
Function syntax
(1) >>-FORMAT-------(--handle--)-----------------------------------><
Notes:
(1) >>-FORMAT--------(--handle--,--format----)---------------------><
Notes:
Function parameters
If format is specified, this document format is set in the handle; in this case, the handle is returned instead of the format setting.