CL Command Reference - STRDBRDR
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Description:
The Start Database Reader (STRDBRDR) command starts a spooling reader using a database file; the reader reads a batch input stream from the database and places the jobs onto one or more job queues. This command specifies the name of the database file and member from which the input stream is read, the name of the reader, and the names of the job queue and message queue that are used.
More than one reader can be active at the same time (as determined by the spooled subsystem description). Each database reader must have a unique reader name, and the specified file or member must be available. The reader can also be held or canceled by using the Hold Reader (HLDRDR) command or End Reader (ENDRDR) command.
Because each reader runs independently of the job that started it, the user can continue doing other work on the system after he has started a reader.
Restriction: The specified database file either must consist of single-field records and must have an arrival sequence access path, or it must be a standard database source file.
Examples:
STRDBRDR FILE(QGPL/BILLING)
This command starts a spooled reader that reads its input from the database file named BILLING, which is in the QGPL library. The reader name is also BILLING because the RDR parameter was not specified. The first member in the BILLING file contains the input stream to be processed. The default job queue QBATCH and the system-supplied system operator¡¯s message queue QSYSOPR are used by the database reader.