DataStage SET.FILE command

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pnetti
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DataStage SET.FILE command

Post by pnetti »

I am trying to run the command below based on a technote on the IBM website. But I keep getting a prompt that I am not expecting and do not know how to respond.

I need to be able to run the SELECT RTEMP command and need to set the pointer first.

>LOGTO Salesforce
>SET.FILE /software/IBM/InformationServer/Server/Template/DS_STAGETYPES RTEMP
Q name:

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Post by ray.wurlod »

There are two variants of the command. The one that is used with a pathname does not have a dot (it is SETFILE). The one with the dot creates a logical pointer (also known as a Q pointer for historical reasons) and must perforce work with VOC entries in the project account.

In your case, simply lose the dot.

Now, what are you trying to accomplish with the DS_STAGETYPES hashed file? Be very, very careful; you damage this and the project will become totally unusable.
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Post by chulett »

Why don't we start with - what problem are you trying to solve? The 'compile error' in the technote and you believe your Stage Types hashed file may be corrupt?
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