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File Actions
A file action defines a copy, move or delete step that happens to Native ODBC temporary files after a load is run. There are six different file action programs:
File Action
Description
copy all files
Copies all temporary files for the load table (including the temporary data file) to another specified directory.
copy data files
Copies the Native ODBC load table's temporary data file to another specified directory. Also allows a new file name to be specified.
delete all files
Deletes all temporary files for the load table (including the temporary data file).
delete data files
Deletes the Native ODBC load table's temporary data file.
move all files
Moves all temporary files for the load table (including the temporary data file) to another specified directory.
move data files
Moves the Native ODBC load table's temporary data file to another specified directory. Also allows a new file name to be specified.
Note: A load table may have more than one file action. File actions are processed in order, based on the action number.