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I am just getting started with user spaces and need some clarification The 2nd parameter, I was trying to find out what the valid " *NAME " entries for 'extended attributes' are when creating a user space and got myself totally confused by the API manual. All the examples I have found for creating a user space show this parameter declared and initialized, but never filled with any value. >From API manual: "Extended attribute INPUT; CHAR(10) The extended attribute of the user space. For example, an object type of *FILE has an extended attribute of PF (physical file), LF (logical file), DSPF (display file), SAVF (save file), and so on. The extended attribute must be a valid *NAME. You can enter this parameter in uppercase, lowercase, or mixed case. The API converts it to uppercase." Where can I find the 'valid *NAME' values, their purpose, and how they can be used? TIA Tim Kredlo Start Info center/manual rant: How come when I search for *NAME, I get 'invalid search query'? When I search for "*NAME" I get all the 'NAME' finds, but not any "*NAME". When I search for "User space extended attributes" nothing is returned? If there was room to list some of the 'extended attributes for object type '*FILE', why wouldn't the options for object type '*USRSPC" be listed instead. If they are the same as for type *FILE, why doesn't it say so? If 'must be a valid *NAME' just means that the field has to follow object naming conventions, why put '*FILE attributes info here? And why not just say 'the field name needs to follow valid object naming conventions'? How come the only IBM example of using QUSCRTUS I could find is written in Cobol? Why don't I get taken to the item/page of the index item I click on when I am viewing the API manual? Who decided that PDF was a good way to present web 'help'? Why isn't the item you click on in the search results brought up over the search results?
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