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The page trailer contains the following:
The page trailer contains the following:
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<li>The file name, which is the name used in the [[CREATE command: File|create]] process. </li>
<li>The file name, which is the name used in the [[CREATE command: File|create]] process.</li>


<li>The date/time when the page was last [[INITIALIZE command|initialized]]. </li>
<li>The date/time when the individual page was last initialized.</li>


<li>The date/time when the page was last written to the file. </li>
<li>The date/time when the page was last written to the file.</li>


<li>Data used in the [[CHECKPOINT command|checkpoint]] process. </li>
<li>Data used in the [[CHECKPOINT command|checkpoint]] process.</li>


<li>The table that this page is part of, the numeric representation for which is as follows:
<li>The table that this page is part of, the numeric representation for which is as follows:
<p>FCT = 00, Table A = 01, Table B = 02, Table C = 03, Table D = 04, Table E = 40, and Table X = 20.</p></li>


<p>FCT = 00, Table A = 01, Table B = 02, Table C = 03, Table D = 04, Table E = 40, and Table X = 20. </p> </li>
<li>The sequential page number within the table.  Three byte binary integer.
 
<p>Because of <var>[[INCREASE command|INCREASE]]</var> and <var>[[DECREASE command|DECREASE]]</var> commands after the initial <var>CREATE</var>, the pages for a table might not be contiguous.</p></li>
<li>The sequential page number within the table.
<p>
Because of <var>[[INCREASE command|INCREASE]]</var> and <var>[[DECREASE command|DECREASE]]</var> commands after the initial <var>CREATE</var>, the pages for a table might not be contiguous. </p> </li>
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[[Category:File architecture]]
[[Category:File architecture]]

Revision as of 01:01, 4 March 2015

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 following:

  • The file name, which is the name used in the create process.
  • The date/time when the individual 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, the numeric representation for which is as follows:

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

  • The sequential page number within the table. Three byte binary integer.

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