MATCHTYP Argument
Use the MATCHTYP
argument for LIST
requests
with searchable fields that might contain wildcards or spaces.
When you specify the argument MATCHTYP
,
the asterisk (*) and percent sign (%) represent normal characters
instead of wildcards, and blank represents a normal character instead
of ending the selection value.
MATCHTYP
EXA
, PFX
,
and SFX
affect:
- The STATUS argument of the CPOPCOM segment
- The ETTNAME argument of the ETT segment
- The RESNAME argument of the SRCOM and CSRCOM segments.
The
MATCHTYP
argument can have the following
values:- EXA
- Exact match
- PFX
- Treat as a prefix match
- SFX
- Treat as a suffix match
Note:
- If MATCHTYP has the EXA value specified, a record is selected only if the value in the record is exactly the same as the argument value.
- If MATCHTYP has the PFX value specified, a record is selected only if the start value in the record is the same as the argument value.
- If MATCHTYP has the SFX value specified, a record is selected only if the end value in the record is the same as the argument value.