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All pages are 6184 bytes.
All pages are 6184 bytes.


When a file is [[Creating a File (File Management)|created]], the pages in the file are formatted into:
When a file is [[Creating a file (File management)|created]], the pages in the file are formatted into:


* 6144 bytes of 'usable' space (how the space is used depends on the table where the page resides)  
* 6144 bytes of 'usable' space (how the space is used depends on the table where the page resides)  

Revision as of 19:11, 16 December 2013

A page is the underlying structure applied to the data sets that comprise a Model 204 file.

All pages are 6184 bytes.

When a file is created, the pages in the file are formatted into:

  • 6144 bytes of 'usable' space (how the space is used depends on the table where the page resides)
  • a 40 byte page trailer

The page trailer

The page trailer contains:

  • the file name, which is the name used in the create process
  • the date / time when the page was last initialized
  • the date / time when the page was last written to the file
  • data used in the checkpoint process
  • the table that this page is part of (a numeric representation as explained in Note 1 below)
  • the sequential page number within the table

Note 1: FCT = 00, Table A = 01, Table B = 02, Table C = 03, Table D = 04, Table E = 40 and Table X = 20.

Because of INCREASE and DECREASE commands after the initial CREATE, the pages for a table might not be contiguous.