bldexpfd

Build Export File Description
Usage: bldexpfd productline exportfdfile tables(s)
Generate a file description for formatting an export file. It is useful for building user programs to dump user database files and to import them into Lawson database files. The output of bldexpfd provides the length of the record built for each file processed. Generate the file descriptions for the files you want to export and put them in a COBOL program that writes the export records.

Field Description

Product Line Product line you want to build file descriptions for.

Export FD File Export file description (FD) file (the output file).

File Name(s) File names you are building descriptions for. Leave blank to build export file descriptions for the entire product line.

I/O Options Optional. Display the output or redirect it to a file. For more information, see Getting Started with the Desktop Client. Send the standard output of bldexpfd to a file to capture the size of records built.

Field	Description
Product Line	Product line you want to build file descriptions for.
Export FD File	Export file description (FD) file (the output file).
File Name(s)	File names you are building descriptions for. Leave blank to build export file descriptions for the entire product line.
I/O Options	Optional. Display the output or redirect it to a file. For more information, see Getting Started with the Desktop Client. Send the standard output of bldexpfd to a file to capture the size of records built.