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<!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">COMP (Comparison) keyword for physical and logical files</h1>
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<div><p>Use this field-level keyword to specify validity checking for the
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field you are defining when it is referred to later during display file creation.
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For logical files, you can also specify this keyword at the select/omit-field
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level. COMP is equivalent to CMP.</p>
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<div class="section"><div class="p">The format of the keyword is: <pre>COMP(relational-operator value)</pre>
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<div class="p">At
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the select/omit-field level, the format of the keyword is: <pre>COMP(relational-operator field-name)</pre>
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<div class="p">Valid
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relational operators are: <dl><dt><strong>Relational operator</strong></dt>
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<dd><strong>Meaning</strong></dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">EQ</dt>
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<dd>Equal to</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">NE</dt>
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<dd>Not equal to</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">LT</dt>
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<dd>Less than</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">NL</dt>
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<dd>Not less than</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">GT</dt>
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<dd>Greater than</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">NG</dt>
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<dd>Not greater than</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">LE</dt>
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<dd>Less than or equal to</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">GE</dt>
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<dd>Greater than or equal to</dd>
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</dl>
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<p>Specify the value parameter at either the field level
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or the select/omit field level. Specify the field name parameter only at the
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select/omit field level.</p>
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<div class="example" id="lcomp__e1"><a name="lcomp__e1"><!-- --></a><h4 class="sectiontitle">Example 1</h4><p>The following example shows how
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to specify the COMP keyword for character and numeric strings.</p>
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<pre>|...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8
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00010A R RECORD PFILE(PF1)
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00020A
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00030A FIELDA 1 0 COMP(NE O) <span><span>1</span></span>
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C0040A FIELDB 1 COMP(NE 'A') <span><span>1</span></span>
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00050A FIELDC
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00060A FIELDD
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00070A FIELDE
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00080A K FIELDB
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00090A S FIELDC COMP(EQ FIELDD) <span><span>2</span></span>
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00100A S FIELDA COMP(NE O) <span><span>2</span></span>
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00110A S FIELDE COMP(NE *NULL) <span><span>2</span></span>
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00120A O FIELDB COMP(GE 'A') <span><span>2</span></span>
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A</pre>
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<dl><dt class="dlterm"><span>1</span></dt>
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<dd>COMP is specified for FIELDA and FIELDB as a validity checking keyword
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for display files that refer to FIELDA and FIELDB.</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm"><span>2</span></dt>
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<dd>COMP is specified as a select/omit keyword for FIELDC, FIELDA, FIELDB,
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and FIELDE. Records from the physical file PF1 are retrieved through this
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logical file record format depending on the following comparisons: <ul><li>FIELDC: Records are selected when FIELDC equals FIELDD.</li>
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<li>FIELDA: Records not meeting FIELDC test are selected only when FIELDA
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is not equal to zero.</li>
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<li>FIELDE: Records not meeting FIELDA test are selected only when FIELDE
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is not the null value.</li>
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</ul>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<div class="example" id="lcomp__e2"><a name="lcomp__e2"><!-- --></a><h4 class="sectiontitle">Example 2</h4><p>The following example specifies
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the COMP keyword using a hexadecimal character string.</p>
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<pre>|...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8
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00010A R RCD1 PFILE(PF1)
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00020A CODEA
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00030A FLD1
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00040A FLD2
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00050A K FLD1
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00060A S CODEA COMP(EQ X'51')
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A</pre>
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<p>COMP is specified as a select/omit keyword for CODEA
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(which is a 1-byte field). Records from physical file PF1 are retrieved through
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this record format only if the value of field CODEA is hex 51.</p>
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<ul class="ullinks">
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzakbmstcompfield.htm">Specify COMP at the field level</a></strong><br />
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At the field level, COMP does not affect the physical or logical file you are describing.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzakbmstcompselom.htm">Specify COMP at the select- or omit-field level</a></strong><br />
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At the select/omit-field level, you can specify a field name, a value, or *NULL for the parameter.</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzakbmstlfkeyw.htm" title="This topic lists valid keyword entries for describing physical and logical files. They are typed in positions 45 through 80 (functions).">Keyword entries for physical and logical files (positions 45 through 80)</a></div>
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<div class="relref"><strong>Related reference</strong><br />
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<div><a href="rzakbmsttdcmp.htm" title="This keyword is equivalent to the COMP keyword.">CMP (Comparison) keyword for physical and logical files</a></div>
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