All,

Can ne1 tell me the difference between a HOLD and a PCHOLD.
what are the advantages and disadvantages of both.

thanks

Ed.

PCHOLD will holds the data back on the client. HOLD holds the data in memory or on disk for future use by another step or focexec. This may not be all these are used for but this is all I know.

EXAMPLE:
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT EXL2K
This returns the output to the client in Excel 2000 format.

ON TABLE HOLD AS TEST
This holds the data in memory for future use like below.
TABLE FILE TEST
PRINT *
END

Hope this helps....

Hi Ed,

For information on the HOLD option, please see the following:

Chapter 8: Checking and Changing a Master File: CHECK, in the Decsribing Data With WebFOCUS Language Version 5.3 manual (DN4500582.0904). There's a section titled "HOLD Option"

Chapter 12: Saving and Reusing Your Report Output in the FOCUS for Mainframe Creating Reports Version 7.3 manual (DN1001056.1003). There is a section titled "Creating a HOLD File"


For information on the PCHOLD option, please see the following:

Chapter 9: Saving and Reusing Your Report Output,
in the Creating Reports With WebFOCUS Language Version 5.3 manual (DN4500580.0904). There is a section titled "Creating a PCHOLD File."

Chapter 12: Saving and Reusing Your Report Output in the FOCUS for Mainframe Creating Reports Version 7.3 manual (DN1001056.1003). There is a section titled "Creating a PCHOLD File"

Hope this helps,
Jennifer