Summary of TBINDX commands

Table 77 is a summary of the commands available to the programmer using TBINDX. Subsequent sections provide details for command use and explanations of the various table organizations and search methods which can be accommodated.

Table 77. TBINDX commands

Command

Command description

S

Search

Search for matching row

I

Insert

Insert a row

D

Delete Direct

Delete a row directly

E

Delete Indirect

Delete a row indirectly

U

Update

Search and insert (if not found)

R

Remove

Search and delete (if found)

P

Put Direct

Replace in table

Q

Put Indirect

Replace in table

T

Take Direct

Retrieve from table

V

Take Indirect

Retrieve from table

F

Fetch

Search and take (if found)

G

Generate tag table

Create an index (tag) table

H

Hash in place

ORG must = ‘H’

A

Arrange

Sort physically

The commands are described in detail in the following section (see Command descriptions). Field names (e.g., ROW_WA, SUBSCRIPT, etc.), are described in following sections: