DBLOAD Procedure Reference

VIEWDESC= Statement (Required) | (Optional)

Assigns a name to the view descriptor for a new database

Applies to:	Required for existing databases
Applies to:	Optional for new databases

Syntax

VIEWDESC= libref.view-descriptor;

Note: When creating a new database using the VIEWDESC= statement, it must follow some statement that is only for creating a new database. The VIEWDESC= statement cannot be the first statement specified in PROC DBLOAD. [cautionend]

The VIEWDESC= statement identifies the view descriptor for the SYSTEM 2000 database that is being created or loaded.

For an existing database, the VIEWDESC= statement is required because it contains the database name and identifies the password and the components in the view.

When you create a new database, PROC DBLOAD creates a view descriptor. By default, the new database name is WORK.database.VIEW, where database contains the first 7 characters of the new name. The view descriptor matches the access descriptor from which it is derived. Use the VIEWDESC= statement to specify the libref and member name for a permanent view descriptor. If the member name for the view descriptor already exists, PROC DBLOAD will not create a new database. (See also ACCDESC= Statement (Optional).) VIEW= and VD= are aliases.

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