The Display File Description (DSPFD) command
can be used to display (on the source server) the attributes of the DDM file
on the source server, the remote file on the target server, or both the DDM
file and the remote file. As with local files, the attributes of multiple
DDM files, multiple remote files, or both can be displayed by
the same command.
Note: Although this discussion mentions only one target server,
the files for multiple target servers can be displayed at the same time.
The SYSTEM parameter determines which group of attributes is displayed.
- To display the attributes of DDM files, which are local files,
the SYSTEM parameter must specify *LCL (the default). If SYSTEM(*LCL) is specified:
- The FILEATR parameter must either specify *DDM (to display DDM file attributes
only) or default to *ALL (to display all file types, including DDM files).
The same kind of information is displayed for DDM files (which are on the
local system) as for any other types of files on the local server.
- If FILEATR(*DDM) is specified and the OUTFILE parameter specifies a file
name, only local DDM file information is given.
- To display the attributes of remote files, the SYSTEM parameter must specify
*RMT. If SYSTEM(*RMT) is specified:
- The FILEATR parameter must specify *ALL, *PHY, or *LGL.
- The type of information displayed for remote files depends on what type
of target server the files are on. If the target is an iSeries™ server or
a System/38™, the same type of
information displayed for local files on an iSeries server or
a System/38 can be displayed.
If the target is not an iSeries server or
a System/38, all the information
that can be obtained through that server's implementation of the DDM architecture
that is compatible with the iSeries server's
implementation is displayed.
- To display the attributes of both DDM and remote files, the SYSTEM parameter
must specify *ALL.