The following types of files can be input to the database load utility (pdload):
File type | Record length | DAT format | Binary format or fixed-size data format | Fixed-size data format |
---|---|---|---|---|
Regular file | Any | Y | Y | Y |
FIFO | Any1 | Y | Y | N |
Fixed-length blocked tape | 512-byte | Y2 | N | N |
Variable-length blocked tape | 32KB(any length for last block) | Y | Y | Y |
EasyMT tape | Any3 | Y | Y | Y |
Y: Can be input.
N: Cannot be input.
1 The maximum record length is 32 KB in the normal DAT format, and is the value of the maxreclen operand in the source statement in the extended DAT format.
2 The end of the tape is padded with 0x00 at a 512-byte boundary.
3 The data length equals the record length, except for EasyMT.
Because the procedures for creating the following three types of files are complicated, this appendix explains the procedures: