FOCUS: Accessing External Files
Product Code: FOCS13 Time: 2 Hour(s) CEUs: .20

Summary:

This course shows users how to describe external files to FOCUS.

Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Create a Master File Description for general categories of external files
  • Describe the structure of simple sequential files and multiple record type files
  • Distinguish between the MFDs for ISAM and VSAM interfaces
  • Code FOCUS MFD for the DB2 and SQL/DS interfaces
  • Code Access File Description to access SQL tables from FOCUS

Outline:

  • Defining External Files
  • Fixed Format Files
  • Variable Segment Files
  • Other DBMS Files
  • Optional Interfaces

Features:

  • A glossary
  • A Skill Assessment

Applicability:

This course is for anyone who is interested in learning how to provide an interface for files that are created and maintained through means other than FOCUS.

Prerequisites:

FOCUS: Getting StartedFOCUS: Working with FOCUSFOCUS: Basic Report PreparationFOCUS: Creating Simple ReportsFOCUS: Creating Complex ReportsFOCUS: Additional Reporting TechniquesFOCUS: Fundamentals of GraphsFOCUS: Advanced Graph TopicsFOCUS: Data Manipulation for ReportingFOCUS:Advanced Screening TechniquesFOCUS: Creating File DefinitionsFOCUS: Adjusting File Definitions

Technical Requirements:

200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 640 x 480 256-color video (800 x 600 is recommended). Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or XP. Minimum Connection Speed: 28.8k. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher required. Authorware and Macromedia Flash player recommended but not required. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.

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