SEL.RESTORE

The SEL.RESTORE command restores a single file from a Pick style ACCOUNT.SAVE or FILE.SAVE tape.

Format

SEL.RESTORE {DICT} target.file.name {item.list} {options}

where

target.filet.name

is the name of the file into which data is to be restored.

item.list

is a list of records to be restored. The default select list may be used instead. If omitted, and no list is active, all records are restored.

options

is any combination of the following:

BINARY

Suppresses translation of field marks to newlines when restoring directory files. Use this option when restoring binary data.

DET.SUP

Suppresses display of the name of each file as it is restored.

NO.CASE

Causes new files to be created with case insensitive record ids. Existing files are not reconfigured.

NO.INDEX

Do not create alternate key indices.

NO.OBJECT

Omits restore of object code. This is particularly useful when migrating to QM from other environments.

POSITIONED

Assumes that the tape is already positioned at the start of the data to be restored.

NO.QUERY

suppresses the confirmation prompt when restoring using a select list. The NO.SEL.LIST.QUERY mode of the OPTION command can be used to imply this option.

Unless the POSITIONED option is used, the SEL.RESTORE command prompts for the name of the account and the file within that account. It then restores the data for this file from the tape into the specified target file which must already exist.

The tape to be restored must first be opened to the process using the SET.DEVICE command.