extract_files_spec 

Syntax

<extract_files_spec> ::= <data_outfile_spec> [<longfile_spec_mlt>]
| <command_
outfile_spec> <data_outfile_spec> [<longfile_spec_mlt>]

data_outfile_spec

Syntax rule for defining the target file for data

command_outfile_spec

Syntax rule for defining the file for the generated load commands (command file)

longfile_spec_mlt

Target file for data from table fields defined as LONG values

Use

This is a syntax rule for describing data access.

The first specification of this rule only applies to DATAEXTRACT commands that do not create control files (variant 1 of the DATEXTRACT command).

DATAEXTRACT * FROM article
OUTFILE 'article.data'

The second specification only applies to DATAEXTRACT commands that enable a complete recovery of the table (variant 2 of the DATAEXTRACT command).

DATAEXTRACT FOR DATALOAD TABLE article
OUTFILE 'article.command'
OUTFILE 'article.data'