Re: PF Data & PF Source, How to Identify

Hello John,

The last time I needed to do this sort of thing I had to use the RTVMBRD 
command.  It returns the FILETYPE -- 
*SRC or *DATA.

You could also use the Retrieve Database File Description (QDBRTVFD) API for 
the same purpose but the CL 
command is much, MUCH easier!

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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> Date: Sat, 23 May 98 16:47:56 -0700
> From: "John Earl" <johnearl@lns400.com>
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: PF Data & PF Source, How to Identify

> 
> Buck,but what I'm showing is that offset 31 contains only 'PF'.  There is no
> indication of whether the file is of type SRC or DTA.
> 
> jte
> 
> Thanks for the help,
> 
> Buck Calabro wrote:
> 
> > On Saturday, May 23, 1998 12:35 PM, John Earl [SMTP:johnearl@lns400.com]
> > wrote:
> > > When using the QUSLOBJapi, how do you tell the difference
> > > between Source and Data physical files?
> >
> > Extended object attribute, OBJL0200 format (and up), offset 31, 10
> > characters.
> >
> > hth,
> >
> > Buck Calabro
> > Commsoft, Albany, NY
> > mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net
> >

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