The :PLOAD command copies a file from backup medium and stores it in the POINTER-FILE of the account currently logged on.
Format
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:PLOAD listname |
Parameter(s)
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listname |
Name for the item in the POINTER-FILE that will hold the file copied from backup medium. |
Description
Since :PLOAD makes an exact copy of the file, data can be in any format as long as it ends with an End-Of-File (EOF) mark.
DELETE-LIST is the only list-processing command that can be used with items created with :PLOAD.
Copying a Tape File to the POINTER-FILE
The following example copies a file from backup medium to the POINTER-FILE, storing it as the cataloged item CUSTOMERS:
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>:PLOAD CUSTOMERS |