The COMMENT directive allows you to include comments in an XFD file. Because the information is embedded in a comment, it doesn't interfere with processing by AcuXDBC. Each comment entered with this directive appears in the XFD file with the symbol "#" in column 1. This information will appear in only the XFD file. It will not be imported into the system catalog by xdbcutil.
$XFD COMMENT text
or
*(( XFD COMMENT text ))
The following FD includes a comment:
FILE SECTION.
FD qa-file.
$XFD COMMENT This sample file demonstrates directives.
01 qa-record.
03 animal-info.
05 patient-id pic x(5).
05 atype pic x.
05 ctype redefines atype pic x.
05 dtype redefines atype pic x.
05 otype redefines atype pic x.
03 owner-info.
05 phone pic x(8).
05 owner pic x(30).
03 financial.
05 acct_no.
10 year pic x(2).
10 seq_no pic x(4).
05 last_visit.
10 yyyy pic 9(4).
10 mm pic 9(2).
10 dd pic 9(2).
05 fee pic s9(5)v99.
05 date_paid pic 9(8).
The following line appears in the animals.xfd file:
<!-- This sample file demonstrates directives. -->