Update Data with Temp Program (UPDDTA)

Where allowed to run: Interactive environments (*INTERACT *IPGM *IREXX *EXEC)
Threadsafe: No 		Parameters
Examples
Error messages

The Control Language (CL) command UPDDTA creates and runs a temporary DFU program. You can use this temporary program to enter new records or change existing records in an existing database file.

Error messages for UPDDTA

*STATUS Messages

DFU0251
DFU is creating temporary program &1 for you to run.
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Parameters

Keyword Description Choices Notes
FILE Data base file Qualified object name Optional, Positional 1
Qualifier 1: Data base file Name
Qualifier 2: Library Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
MBR Member Name, *FIRST Optional, Positional 2
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Data base file (FILE)

Specifies the qualified name of the data file to be updated.

*LIBL
DFU will use your library list to search for a specified program.
*CURLIB
Type *CURLIB to use your current library. If no current library entry exists in the library list, QGPL is used. If you do not specify a library name, *LIBL is used.
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Member (MBR)

Specifies the member in the file you want to update.

The possible values are:

*FIRST
You will update the first member of the file.
member-name
Type the name of the member you want to update.
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Examples

None
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Error messages

*STATUS Messages

DFU0251
DFU is creating temporary program &1 for you to run.
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