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Update control file (LINE Compare Type)

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Figure 1. Example of a UPDCNTL update file using line compare type
 1  *    NEW:  JLEVERIN TEST2    A                                 07/11/2008 12.45
 2  *    OLD:  JLEVERIN TEST1    A
 3  *  N-LINE-# O-LINE-# MAT-LEN  INS-LEN  DEL-LEN REFM-LEN
 4     00000001 00000001                            00000001
 5     00000002 00000002 00000001
 6     00000003 00000003          00000001 00000001
 7     00000004 00000004 00000001
 8     00000005 00000005          00000001
 9  *  END
 1 
Comment line. Lists the new file name and the date and time of the comparison.
 2 
Comment line. Lists the old file name.
 3 
Header Comment line. For information about the columns, see Table 1.
 4 
Shows that line 1 of the new file is a reformatted line of line 1 of the old file.
 5 
Line 2 from both files match.
 6 
Line 3 of the new file replaces line 3 of the old file.
 7 
Line 4 from both files match.
 8 
At line 5 of the new file is an inserted line.
 9 
Comment line. This is the end of the update file.

The following table shows the column numbers used for the UPDCNTL file:

Table 1. UPDCNTL update file format using LINE compare type
Column # Identifier Data Item
4-11 N-LINE-# New line number
13-20 O-LINE-# Old line number
22-29 MAT-LEN Match length
31-38 INS-LEN Insert length
40-47 DEL-LEN Delete length
49-56 REFM-LEN Reformat length
58-65 N-DP-LEN (Not shown) New “Do not Process” length
67-74 O-DP-LEN (Not shown) Old “Do not Process” length
76-80 N-MVL (Not shown) New “moved” line length.

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