DSDUMP
Dumps the contents of the fields of the data structure assembled into a string.
DSDUMP
Name (Data structure name)
Target (Data structure contents)
Parameters
Name
Optional. The name of the data structure to dump the contents from.
Target
Required. The string in which you will store the contents of the data structure.
Remarks
Make sure that all the numeric fields are positive and all characters are padded with the right amount of blanks.
The Target field length may be longer or shorter than the sum of the fields in the data structure. If the Target length is greater than the data structure length, the remaining target data is cleared to blanks. If the Target length is less than the data structure length, DSDump will complete without error when the Target field is filled.
Example
DclDs myDs
DclDsFld myDSChar *Char Len(6)
DclDSFld myDSZoned *Zoned len(5, 2)
DclDSFld myDSIndicator *Ind
myDSChar = "Hello"
myDSZoned = 987.65
myDSIndicator = *Off
DSDump Name(myDS) target(myString)