CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  FDL DESCRIPTION

  1       File Definition Language Facility
    1.1       ACCESS Section
    1.2       ANALYSIS_OF_AREA Section
    1.3       ANALYSIS_OF_KEY Section
    1.4       AREA Section
    1.5       CONNECT Section
    1.6       DATE Section
    1.7       FILE Section
    1.8       KEY Section
    1.9       NETWORK Section
    1.10      RECORD Section
    1.11      SHARING Section
    1.12      SYSTEM Section
    1.13      TITLE and IDENT Attributes

  2       Creating FDL Files
    2.1       Methods of Creating FDL Files
    2.2       Validity Rules

  3       Creating Data Files with RMS Utilities, Routines, and FDL Files

  FDL USAGE SUMMARY

  CREATE/FDL Qualifier
    /LOG

  EDIT/FDL Qualifiers
    /ANALYSIS
    /CREATE
    /DISPLAY
    /EMPHASIS
    /GRANULARITY
    /NOINTERACTIVE
    /NUMBER_KEYS
    /OUTPUT
    /PROMPTING
    /RESPONSES
    /SCRIPT

  EDIT/FDL Commands
    ADD
    DELETE
    EXIT
    HELP
    INVOKE
    MODIFY
    QUIT
    SET
    VIEW



  TABLES

  FDL-1      Default Values for CONNECT Secondary Attributes

  FDL-2      Default Values for FILE Secondary Attributes

  FDL-3      Maximum Record Size for File Organizations and Record Formats