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Substitution Parameters in the Checkpoint Template File
The checkpoint template file can optionally include substitution parameters that can be filled in at run time, to specify things like:
Which database directory to back up
Which tape device the user specified in the Checkpoint dialog
The parameters consist of a “%” and a single uppercase character, as follows:
%T
The type of operation: 0 if to tape, 1 if to disk.
%N
The total number of locations being written.
%M
For the begin or end operations, the incremental/current location number. For save or restore operations, this starts at 1 and is incremented after each save or restore command.
%D
The path to the database directory being saved or restored.
%C
The path to the checkpoint directory of disk files or the device name if to tape.
%F
The name of the checkpoint file created or read from.
%A
%C prepended to %F in a form to produce a fully specified file (that is, %A = %C/%F).
%X
The name of the table, pertinent to the work commands executed under table processing.
%B
Expanded during execution to represent the list of internal files that are associated with a table checkpoint. This parameter is pertinent to the work commands executed under table processing.
The “%” parameters in the commands are replaced by ckpdb and/or rollforwarddb when the command is executed.
Last modified date: 01/30/2023