DEFCNTX and APDFCNTX parameters

Default file or group context

and

Default file or group context when APSY command issued

Summary

Default value

None

Parameter type

User

Where set

View-only

Related products

All

Introduced

Model 204 V7.4 or earlier

Description

These parameters provide information about the default file or group context, that is, which file or group is used when a file-based operation is performed without the qualification provided by the IN clause.

• DEFCNTX returns the current default context of the thread:
  the most recent successful OPEN statement, OPEN command, or DEFAULT command.

  For a Daemon thread, the initial value of DEFCNTX is copied from the master thread if OpenAll=True was specified on the New constructor, otherwise the initial value is the null string.

  The first word or two returned by DEFCNTX is the type of context: FILE, TEMP GROUP, or PERM GROUP. The last word returned by DEFCNTX is the name of the file or group.

  If there is no default context, the value of DEFCNTX is the null string.

• APDFCNTX shows the default context when the Apsy command was issued.

  Note: If the default context when an Apsy command was issued is the same as one of the files or groups in the Apsy's definition, APDFCNTX returns the null string.

  The first word or two returned by APDFCNTX is the type of context: FILE, TEMP GROUP, or PERM GROUP. The last word returned by APDFCNTX is the name of the file or group.

  If there is no default context, the value of APDFCNTX is the null string.

DEFCNTX and APDFCNTX are very similar to the CURFILE parameter, with these differences:

• CURFILE returns a null string if the default context is a group.
• CURFILE is affected by the IN clause prior to a Begin command and can be affected by the In clause prior to many SOUL statements. DEFCNTX and APDFCNTX are not affected by (either form of) the IN clause.

Usage

In versions 7.4 and 7.5 of Model 204, DEFCNTX and APDFCNTX are only available using the $View function. For example:

print $view('DEFCNTX')

• As of version 7.6, they are available with the VIEW command.
• In version 7.4, they were implemented as part of maintenance: Early Warning 740EW159.
• In version 7.5, they were implemented as part of maintenance: zap 75Z054.

See also

• The CURFILE parameter.
• The $Curfile function.
• The Open statement.
• The Default and Open [File] commands, which reset the file/group context.
• The OpenC command does not reset the file/group context.
• The Close command, which might reset the file/group context.