Display Data (DSPDTA)

Where allowed to run: Interactive environments (*INTERACT *IPGM *IREXX *EXEC)
Threadsafe: No

The Control Language (CL) command DSPDTA displays a data file. You cannot change the data in the file.

Error messages for DSPDTA

*ESCAPE Messages

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
DFUPGM	DFU program	Qualified object name	Required, Positional 1
	Qualifier 1: DFU program	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, LIBL, CURLIB
FILE	Data base file	Qualified object name	Optional, Positional 2
	Qualifier 1: Data base file	Name, *SAME
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, LIBL, CURLIB
MBR	Member	Name, *FIRST	Optional, Positional 3

Specifies the qualified name of the DFU program that will control the interactive display of data.

*LIBL: DFU will use your library list to search for a specified program.
*CURLIB: Type *CURLIB to use your current library. If no current library entry exists in the library list, QGPL is used. If you do not specify a library name, *LIBL is used.

Specifies the database file you want to display.

The possible values are:

*SAME: DFU will use the file that was used to define the program.
file-name: Type the qualified name of the data file you want DFU to process.
*LIBL: DFU will use your library list to search for a specified program.
*CURLIB: Type *CURLIB to use your current library. If no current library entry exists in the library list, QGPL is used. If you do not specify a library name, *LIBL is used.

Specifies the member in the file you want to display.

The possible values are:

None

*ESCAPE Messages