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Creates an MPE file containing data from the IMAGE data entries
referenced in the current select file.
SA[VE] filename [/lockword]
- filename
is the MPE filename by which the saved select file is known.
- lockword
is the lockword that will be associated with the saved select
file.
The SAVE command creates a new MPE file containing the IMAGE
data entries selected by the most recent retrieval command. This
select file is saved as a self-describing (SD) file which means
that its user label contains information about its contents in a
standard format. Refer to Appendix E for further discussion on self-describing
files.
If a file with the specified name already exists, the select file is not saved
and the command terminates. If you terminate the command with a
CONTROL-Y, the existing file is not overwritten and the select file is
not saved.
QUERY's internal select file consists only of record numbers.
However, when you use the SAVE command, the data, from the entries
that qualified when the retrieval command was executed, is copied
into the file. This file can then be used by other applications.
The select file and the data in the database remain unchanged by
the SAVE command.
The combined length of the non-compound data entries forming
a compound data entry cannot exceed 2378 words. The maximum number
of data items that can be contained in a compound data entry is
510. To save a multiple data set select file, the previous JOIN command
cannot contain any @ signs.
A data item name can belong to only one data set named in
the JOIN command unless both of the following are true:
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