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== DICTIONARY ==
== DICTIONARY ==
   
   
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'''Syntax:''' DICTIONARY directory-name <br>  
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'''Syntax:''' <br> DICTIONARY directory-name <br>  
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'''Placement:''' Place the DICTIONARY command before the REPORT command and before the INPUT command. <br>  
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'''Placement:''' <br> Place the DICTIONARY command before the REPORT command and before the INPUT command. <br>  
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'''Discussion:''' The DICTIONARY command gives the three-character directory name where the data dictionary (#CFILES) is located. <br>
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'''Discussion:''' <br> The DICTIONARY command gives the three-character directory name where the data dictionary (#CFILES) is located. <br>
This command is optional. <br>If you do not use this command, The Reporter will search through the currently accessed directories (in their accessed order) looking for the first occurence of #CFILES.  
This command is optional. <br>If you do not use this command, The Reporter will search through the currently accessed directories (in their accessed order) looking for the first occurence of #CFILES.  

Latest revision as of 09:09, 6 June 2009

DICTIONARY

Syntax:
DICTIONARY directory-name
Placement:
Place the DICTIONARY command before the REPORT command and before the INPUT command.
Discussion:
The DICTIONARY command gives the three-character directory name where the data dictionary (#CFILES) is located.
This command is optional.
If you do not use this command, The Reporter will search through the currently accessed directories (in their accessed order) looking for the first occurence of #CFILES.

If you work with more than one data dictionary, include the DICTIONARY command in your report to specify which dictionary should be used.

Example:

 100   DICTIONARY DS2
 200   INPUT CUSTOMER
 300   REPORT
 400   ...

In this report, the data dictionary (#CFILES) stored on directory DS2 will be used for this report.
Prior to UTL version 7.04 the dictionary was represented in a file called #FILES.

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