DBD2 keyword

If you want to use a DBD, or a list of DBDs, as Compare Block 2 in a control block comparison, you can code the DBD2 keyword to explicitly specify the DBD(s) to use.

Note that Compare Block 1 is named by the PSB, DBD, or ACB keyword. If you specify the DBD2 keyword, you must also specify the name of the library that contains the Compare Block 2 DBDs, as explained in the section on the DBDLIB2 keyword. You can code the DBD2 keyword without a value to emphasize that Compare Block 2 is a DBD and that its name is identical to Compare Block 1.

Related topic

Coding control statement keywords


Attribute

Description

Uses

The DBD2 keyword is optional on the COMPARE statement. It is not valid on the other control statements.

Syntax

DBD2(value1,value2,…value8)

DBD2(ALL)

DBD2

Values

Code at least one, and a maximum eight per task, of the following values. Database Integrity processes the names in the order in which you specify them. You can use any combination of member names and patterns.

memberName

The literal member name to select.

x+x*

A pattern that tells Database Integrity to select any member names that match the pattern. For more information, see Using-patterns-to-specify-member-names.

Or specify ALL to use all of the DBDs in the specified DBD library.

Or code the keyword without a value to use the member names from the list specified with the DBD or ACB keyword.

Default

DBD2

 

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