Add Prefix to DLFM (ADDPFXDLFM)

The Add Prefix to DLFM (ADDPFXDLFM) command registers a prefix with the DataLink File Manager. This prefix can then be used as a path for storing linked files.

Restrictions:

To use this command, you must have input/output system configuration (*IOSYSCFG) special authority.
Only prefixes in the root file system can be specified. The Display Mounted File System Information (DSPMFSINF) command can be used to identify the file system in which a prefix resides.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
PREFIX	Prefix	Values (up to 300 repetitions): Element list	Optional, Positional 1
PREFIX	Element 1: Name	Character value	Optional, Positional 1
SRCFILE	Source file	Qualified object name	Optional, Positional 2
	Qualifier 1: Source file	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, LIBL, CURLIB
SRCMBR	Source member	Name	Optional

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Prefix (PREFIX)

Specifies one or more prefixes to be registered with the DataLink File Manager. Up to 300 prefixes can be specified.

character-value: Specify a prefix to be registered.

Source file (SRCFILE)

Specifies the source file that will be used to provide the prefixes to be registered.

Note: If a value is specified for this parameter, you must also specify a value for the Source member (SRCMBR) parameter.

Qualifier 1: Source file

name: Specify the name of the source file.

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL: All libraries in the library list for the current thread are searched until the first match is found.

*CURLIB: The current library for the job is used to locate the file. If no library is specified as the current library, QGPL is used.

name: Specify the name of the library to be searched.

Source member (SRCMBR)

Specifies the source file member that contains the prefixes to be registered. Each row in the source member must contain a prefix.

Note: If a value is specified for this parameter, you must also specify a value for the Source file (SRCFILE) parameter.

name: Specify the name of the source file member..

Examples

Registering a Datalink File Manager Prefix

ADDPFXDLFM   PREFIX('/files/datalinks')

This command registers /files/datalinks as a valid prefix for linked files.