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FILEQUERY

The FILEQUERY function returns information about a file. The attribute argument you specify in your FILEQUERY function call determines the type of information that is returned.

Return Value

The data type of the return value depends on the attribute you specify. See Table 15-1, "File Attributes Returned by FILEQUERY" for more information.

Syntax

FILEQUERY(file-id attrib-arg)

Arguments

file-id

A fileunit number or a file name.

  • A fileunit number is a number that Oracle OLAP assigned to a file you opened through a previous call to the FILEOPEN function or through the OUTFILE command. You can use the return value of the FILEOPEN function or the value of the OUTFILEUNIT option.

  • A file name is a text expression specifying the name of the file you want to move or rename. Unless the file is in the current directory, you must include the name of the directory object in the name of the file.

    Note:

    Directory objects are defined in the database, and they control access to directories and file in those directories. You can use a CDA statement to identify and specify a current directory object. Contact your Oracle DBA for access rights to a directory object where your database user name can read and write files.

Some attributes require that you specify a fileunit number; others require the file name. In many cases, you can specify either. Table 15-1, "File Attributes Returned by FILEQUERY" lists the valid keywords for attrib-arg and, for each keyword, provides a description and indicates whether you specify a file-unit-number of a file-name for the file-id argument.

attrib-arg

Specifies the type of information you want to retrieve about the file. The data type of FILEQUERY's return value depends on the attribute you specify. The attribute you specify must be appropriate for the file; otherwise, an error occurs. Table 15-1, "File Attributes Returned by FILEQUERY" lists the valid keywords for attrib-arg and, for each keyword, provides a description and indicates whether you specify a file-unit-number of a file-name for the file-id argument.

Table 15-1 File Attributes Returned by FILEQUERY

Keyword Return Values Return Data Type file-id Argument

APPEND

TRUE when the file is open for writing at the end (that is, TRUE for APPEND and WRITE); FALSE when it is not.

BOOLEAN

Fileunit number

BMARGIN

The number of blank lines that form the bottom margin.

INTEGER

Fileunit number

CHANGED

TRUE when the file's archive bit is set; FALSE when it is not.

BOOLEAN

Fileunit number or file name

EOF

TRUE when end-of-file has been reached; FALSE when it is not.

BOOLEAN

Fileunit number

EXISTS

TRUE when the file exists; FALSE when it is not.

BOOLEAN

Fileunit number or file name

FILENAME

The file name associated with the fileunit.

TEXT

Fileunit number

LINENUM

The current line number. Resets after each page break when PAGING is on; keeps incrementing when PAGING is off. When file is currently open in READ mode, returns the current record number.

INTEGER

Fileunit number

LINESLEFT

The number of lines left on the page.

INTEGER

Fileunit number

LSIZE

For a file that is open for writing, the line length for the standard Oracle OLAP page heading. (See the STDHDR program.) For a fileunit that is open for reading, specifies the record length for binary input files.

INTEGER

Fileunit number

NAMELIST

The name of the file (such as demo), without an extension.

TEXT

Fileunit number or file name

NLS_CHARSET

The character set being used for this fileunit. See FILEOPEN for more information.

TEXT

Fileunit number

NUMBYTES

The size of the file in bytes.

INTEGER

Fileunit number or file name

ORIGIN

The type of computer on which the file was created. The ORIGIN attribute, which is relevant only for files that are open for reading, is set when you issue a FILESET statement.

TEXT

Fileunit number

PAGENUM

The current page number. See "Paging Attributes".

INTEGER

Fileunit number

PAGEPRG

The Oracle OLAP program or statement that produces headings when output is paged. See "Paging Attributes".

TEXT

Fileunit number

PAGESIZE

The number of lines on each page. See "Paging Attributes".

INTEGER

Fileunit number

PAGING

TRUE when the output is formatted in pages; FALSE when it is not. See "Paging Attributes".

BOOLEAN

Fileunit number

PAUSEATPAGEEND

TRUE when Oracle OLAP will pause after each page; FALSE when it will not. See "Paging Attributes".

BOOLEAN

Fileunit number

R[EAD]

TRUE when the file is open for reading; FALSE when it is not.

BOOLEAN

Fileunit number

RO

TRUE when the file's read-only attribute is set; FALSE when it is not.

BOOLEAN

Fileunit number or file name

SPECLIST

The name and extension of the file.

TEXT

Fileunit number or file name

TABEXPAND

TRUE when the tab characters will be expanded when the file is read by FILEGET or FILEREAD; FALSE when they will not. See "Tab Treatment".

BOOLEAN

Fileunit number or file name

TMARGIN

The number of blank lines that form the top margin.

INTEGER

Fileunit number

UNIT

The file unit for the specified file name.

INTEGER

File name

W[RITE]

TRUE when the file is open for writing; FALSE when it is not.

BOOLEAN

Fileunit number


Notes

Listing Open Files

You can use a LISTFILES statement to see a list of which open files can be referenced by the FILEQUERY function.

Tab Treatment

When you want tab characters in the source file to be expanded when read by FILEGET or FILEREAD, you can specify the TABEXPAND attribute with the FILESET command. When TABEXPAND is zero, tab characters will not be expanded. A value greater than 0 indicates the distance, in bytes, between tab stops. The default value of TABEXPAND is 8.

Paging Attributes

The paging attributes apply only to files that currently, unless otherwise noted, have PAGING set to YES and are open in WRITE mode -- such as files opened with FILEOPEN(...WRITE) or FILEOPEN(...APPEND). You can set any of the paging attributes with the FILESET command.

Using FILEQUERY EOF

Use FILEQUERY with the EOF attribute where you used FILESTATUS in previous Oracle OLAP versions.

File Name Conventions

When specifying a file name, use the file naming conventions for your operating system. For example, it might be necessary to type upper, lower, and mixed case letters to match the name of the file for which you want information.

Wildcard Characters

(Unix only) When querying for Unix file names, wildcard characters (that is, * ?) are allowed when searching with the NAMELIST, SPECLIST, and EXISTS attribute arguments.

Examples

Example 15-7 Setting Paging Options for a File Opened for Writing

The following statements show how the paging options are set for a file opened for writing.

DEFINE fil.unit INTEGER
fil.unit = FILEOPEN('REPORT' WRITE)

  • The statement

    SHOW FILEQUERY(fil.unit PAGING)
    
    

    produces the following output.

    YES
    
    
  • The statement

    SHOW FILEQUERY(fil.unit PAGESIZE)
    
    

    produces the following output.

    66
    
    
  • The statement

    SHOW FILEQUERY(fil.unit TMARGIN)
    
    

    produces the following output.

    5
    
    
  • The statement

    SHOW FILEQUERY(fil.unit LINESLEFT)
    
    

    produces the following output.

    61
    
    

The following statement closes the file.

FILECLOSE fil.unit