The change-file command changes the File Definition Code of a file.
CHANGE-FILE filename [(options)]
CHANGE-FILE account-name,dict-name,data-name [(options)]
CHANGE-FILE DICT filename [(options)]
CHANGE-FILE DATA {filename | dict-name,data-name} [(options)]
CHANGE-FILE M/DICT account-name [(options)]
| DICT | Specifies the file dictionary. | |
| DATA | Specifies the data file. | |
| M/DICT | Specifies the system dictionary. | |
| filename | Name of the file. | |
| dict-name,data-name | Full name of the file. Use this format to change a data file that is one of multiple files associated with a single dictionary. |
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| options | The following options are supported: | |
| A | Changes the file or account and all sub-files. | |
| R | Changes the definition code of a file in another account. | |
| U | Changes the file to a DT-type file. | |
| X | Changes the file to a DX-type file, indicating that the file will not be saved during a file-save. The file will not exist following a file-restore. | |
| Y | Changes the file to a DY-type file, indicating that only the file sizing parameters will be saved, not its data, during a file-save. The file will be empty following a file-restore. | |
| Z | Changes the file to a DX-type file, indicating that the file will not be saved during a file-save. The file will not exist following a file-restore. | |
If the change-file command is used without an option, the default definition code is D. The X or Z and Y options cannot be specified together.
The options are not added in this case, but they replace whatever is there.
Changing a File Definition Code
The following example changes the definition code of a data file (SALES) to a DX-type file:
>CHANGE-FILE DATA SALES (X