The Add Physical File Variable-Length Member (ADDPFVLM) command is used to add a physical file variable length member that can be used by Pascal programs.

Error messages for ADDPFVLM

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Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
FILE	File	Qualified object name	Required, Positional 1
	Qualifier 1: File	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
MBR	Member	Name	Required, Positional 2
TEXT	Text 'description'	Character value, *BLANK	Optional
EXPDATE	Expiration date	Date, *NONE	Optional, Positional 3
SHARE	Share open data path	*NO, *YES	Optional

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File (FILE)

Specifies the name of the physical file that will contain the variable-length members.

file-name

Enter the name of the physical file that will contain the variable-length members.

*LIBL

The system searches the library list to find the library where the physical file is located.

*CURLIB

The name of the current library is used when ADDPFVLM is processed. If you have not specified the current library, QGPL is used.

library-name

Enter the name of the library in which the physical file is located.

Member (MBR)

Specifies the name of the member that will contain the variable length records.

file-member-name

Enter the name of the member that will contain the variable-length records.

Text 'description' (TEXT)

Specifies the text associated with the created file.

*BLANK

No text to accompany file.

description

Enter the descriptive text no longer than 50 characters.

Expiration date (EXPDATE)

Specifies the expiration date of the file.

*NONE

No expiration date is specified.

expiration-date

Enter the expiration date for the file.

Share open data path (SHARE)

Specifies the Share Open Data Path option.

*NO

File cannot be opened using the Share Open Data Path option.

*YES

When file is open, it will share the open data path if available.

Examples

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Error messages

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