File AidGENERAL INFORMATIONDesigned for applications and systems
programmers, File-AID is an interactie, f!ll-screen system for
editing, "ro#sing, defining, copying, reformatting, comparing, and
printing $%AM, IAM, I%AM, &D%, 'DAM, and se(!ential files !nder
T%O)I%&F*+E, FEAT-RE%File-AID.s f!nctions ena"le yo! to
significantly red!ce t/e time re(!ired to perform day-to-day data
file manip!lation tas0s s!c/ as creating and modifying test data,
resoling prod!ction data &ro"lems and performing ad-/oc file
conersions and comparisons*KEY FEATURES: oEliminates I%&F
editing restrictions-proides on-line editing of se(!ential, 'DAM,
&D%, I%AM, IAM, and $%AM files !sing formatted, f!ll-screen
displays -eliminates record lengt/ restriction -eliminates file
si1e restriction "y !sing selection criteria to limit t/e n!m"er of
records to "e edited -s!pports files in compressed)encrypted format
2#it/ I)O e3its4 -proides optional a!dit trail of all records
!pdated, inserted, and deleted #/ile editing a data fileo-ses
e3isting 5O'OL or &L)I record layo!ts directly-t/e record
layo!t is t/e sole definition of files t/!s eliminating t/e need to
redefine t/e file)data in anot/er lang!age-s!perimposing t/e record
layo!t oer ra# data "rings meaning to t/at data-files may "e
printed in a formatted manner !sing t/e record layo!t o6as
po#erf!l, easy to !se, copying and reformatting capa"ilities -t/ese
capa"ilities e3ist in "ot/ "atc/ and on-line modes-no lang!age to
learn and no programming re(!ired-records may "e selected for
copying !sing selection criteria "ased on record co!ntsand)or
specific al!es in indiid!al fields-selection criteria can "e !sed
in t/e 'ro#se, Edit, 5opy, &rint, or 5ompare f!nctionsoR!ns as
a single dialog !nder I%&F -!ses men!-drien, f!ll-screen,
interactie I%&F-li0e displays -/as !ser defined &F 2program
f!nction4 0ey s!pport-can operate 7split-screen7 #it/
I%&F)&DF-easy to learn and !se -a f!lly interactie prod!ct
#it/ "atc/ capa"ilities -e3ec!tes in storage aaila"le a"oe t/e 89
mega"yte line on systems r!nning M$%):A or M$%)E%A BROWSE/EDIT MODE
- INITIAL DATA DISPLAY MODE Four styles of data dislay are
a!aila"le #$e% !ie#i%& your data filere'ords( ) *)$ara'ter+, F
*For-atted+, . *.erti'al for-at+, / */%for-atted+0 T$e MODE field
lets you '$oose t$e dislay style you #a%t to see first0After t$e
i%itial dislay, you use 'o--a%ds *)1AR, FMT, .FMT, /NFMT+ tos#it'$
your dislay -ode as ofte% as you li2e0.alid MODE
!alues,s#it'$i%& 'o--a%ds a%d restri'tio%s are as follo#s( C
CHARACTER - Full s'ree% ISPF-li2e dislay of re'ords, o%e re'ord
erli%e0O!ertye data to -a2e '$a%&es0/se 1E3 'o--a%d to !ie#
$e4!alues0/se FMT 'o--a%d to s#it'$ to for-atted -ode, .FMT to
s#it'$to !erti'al for-atted -ode, /NFMT 'o--a%d to s#it'$ to
u%for-atted-ode0/se li%e a%d ri-ary 'o--a%ds to #or2 #it$ data0.
.ERTI)AL- Re5uires a si%&le re'ord layout o%ly0Li2e '$ara'ter,
afull s'ree% dislay of data, o%e re'ord er li%e, "ut data is
des'ri"ed "y t$e re'ord layout ro!ided0/se )1AR to s#it'$ to
'$ara'ter -ode, FMT to s#it'$ to for-atted -ode, /NFMT to s#it'$ to
u%for-atted -ode0/se 1E3 'o--a%d to !ie# $e4 !alues0 F FORMATTED -
Re5uires a si%&le re'ord layout or 3REF0Dislay of o%ere'ord
#it$ ea'$ re'ord layout field o% o%e li%e alo%&side of
t$ere'ord data for t$at field0S'roll DOWN to see additio%al
layoutfields0S'roll RI61T a%d LEFT to see ot$er data re'ords0/se
)1ARto s#it'$ to '$ara'ter -ode, .FMT to s#it'$ to !erti'al -ode,
/NFMT tos#it'$ to u%for-atted -ode0/se ri-ary 'o--a%ds o%ly to #or2
#it$data0Se'ial 'o--a%ds are ro!ided for for-atti%&
7se&-e%ted7re'ords "y usi%& differe%t layouts for ea'$
se'tio% of ea'$ re'ord0 / /NFORMATTED - Dislay your data o%e re'ord
at a ti-e #it$out a re'ordlayout089 '$ara'ters of data are dislayed
er li%e u%til all datafor t$e re'ord is s$o#% or t$e s'ree% is
filled0/se )1AR to s#it'$.erti'a2 For-at)$ara'ter For-at0For-atted
For-at0/%For-ated0Bro#si%& t$e Dataset /si%& File-Aid0If
Se'ifi' sele'tio% )riteria is :ui'2 a%d t$e follo#i%& s'ree% is
t$ro#%0 If Se'ifi' 'riteria is Te-orary t$e follo#i%& s'ree% is
t$ro#%0T$e follo#i%& s'ree% is t$e sele'tio% 'riteria o% #$i'$
re'ord a%d #$ere t$e sear'$ sterts0Data i% dataset--T$e
follo#i%& s'ree% is for Editi%& Dataset a%d all
re-ai%i%& s'ree%s are si-ilar to Bro#se0/tilities0T$is s'ree%
&i!es all t$e otio%s of Allo'atio% ofdataset0 )oy
/tilities0Produ'es list of!olu-es of .SAM datasets0T$is /tility is
for .SAM datasets0T$is is sear'$ /tility sa-e as SEAR)1 i% ;0
