Manipulate Journal Files Using ^JRNUTIL
InterSystems provides several functions in the ^JRNUTIL routine. You can use these functions for writing site-specific routines to manipulate journal records and files.
The following table lists the functions available in the routine.
Functions Available in ^JRNUTIL
| Journaling Task |
Function Syntax |
| Close a journal file |
$$CLOSEJRN^JRNUTIL(jrnfile) |
| Delete a journal file |
$$DELFILE^JRNUTIL(jrnfile) |
| Read a record from a journal file into a local array |
$$GETREC^JRNUTIL(addr,jrnode) |
| Switch to a different journal file directory |
$$JRNSWCH^JRNUTIL(newdir) |
| Open a journal file |
$$OPENJRN^JRNUTIL(jrnfile) |
| Use an opened journal file |
$$USEJRN^JRNUTIL(jrnfile) |
Important:
The DELFILE^JRNUTIL function does not check for open transactions before deleting the journal file.
The following table describes the arguments used in the utility.
| Argument |
Description |
| addr |
Address of the journal record. |
| jrnfile |
Name of journal file. |
| newdir |
New journal file directory. |
| jrnode |
Local variable passed by reference to return journal record information. |
