When the option to use the file maintenance utility has been selected from the housekeeping menu a screen similar to the example following will be presented:
SELFILE Select File to Work with
Enter full or partial name of the file definition(s) to be worked
with or leave blank to select from all file definitions . _________
Fnn=Help Fnn=Exit Fnn=Cancel Fnn=Messages
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This screen requests the name of the PHYSICAL FILE to be maintained. This can be done in 3 different ways:
- In full. Enter the full name of the file required.
- Partially. Enter as much as desired of the partial name of the file. A search is made for all files which generically match the name specified and the resulting list is displayed.
- Leave blank. In this case a list of all files in the LANSA system is displayed from which the desired file(s) can be selected.
When a list of files is displayed a screen similar to the following example will be presented (which resulted from entering partial file name DEM):
SELFILE Select File to Work with
Enter full or partial name of the file definition(s) to be worked
with or leave blank to select from all file definitions . . DEM
Sel File Library Description
DEMDIVN DC@DEMOLIB Table of valid company divisions
DEMHEAD DC@DEMOLIB Demo Order Header File
DEMLINE DC@DEMOLIB Demo Order Lines File
DEMNAME DC@DEMOLIB Demo Names File
DEMPROD DC@DEMOLIB Product master file
Fnn=Help Fnn=Exit Fnn=Cancel Fnn=Messages
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Using the Select File to Work with display it is possible to:
- Alter the file name at the top right of the screen. The change can be to specify a full file name, a partial file name or a change to blanks. In all cases another search is made for the file required.
- Select the desired file from the list by entering any non-blank character beside the file in the column labeled 'Sel'.