The Display Optical File (DSPOFRDAR) Command displays the contents of an optical file. The file may be a physical or logical optical file. The data is displayed in the sequence specified by the access path for the file.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
FILE	Optical file	Qualified object name	Required, Positional 1
	Qualifier 1: Optical file	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
NBRRCDS	Number of records	Decimal number, 100, *ALL	Optional
FROMRCD	From record	Decimal number, 1, *END	Optional

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Optical file (FILE)

Specifies the name of the optical file whose contents is to be displayed.

This is a required parameter.

Qualifier 1: Optical file

name

Specify the name of the optical file to be displayed.

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL

All libraries in the job's library list are searched until the first match is found.

*CURLIB

The current library for the job is where the file is located. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, QGPL is used.

name

Specify the name of the library where the optical file is located.

Number of records (NBRRCDS)

Specifies the maximum number of records you want to display. Because optical files may contain millions of records, you may want to limit the number of records to save time. All of the records are copied to a temporary database file before they are displayed.

100

The first 100 records in the optical file are copied to the temporary database file.

*ALL

All of the records in the optical file are copied to the temporary database file.

number-of-records

Specify the number of records to copy to the temporary database file. Valid values range from 1 through 99999999999.

From record (FROMRCD)

Specifies which record in an optical file is shown on the top line of the initial display. This value must be between 1 and the value specified for the Number of records (NBRRCDS) parameter. You can display other records within the range of records specified by the NBRRCDS parameter using the page-up and page-down keys.

1

Record number one in the optical file is shown.

*END

The last record (as specified by the NBRRCDS parameter) is shown. The *END value shows the last complete page so that the last record in the optical file appears at the bottom of the display.

record-number

Specify the number of the record to show on the top line of the initial display.

Examples

None

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

RDR5402

Unable to display description for Optical File &1 in &2.

RDR5405

Unable to display contents of Optical File &1 in &2.