Querying Your System
- Last UpdatedNov 14, 2025
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To ask about your current MDB, enter
Q MDB
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To output all valid teams for the current user, enter
Q TEAM
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To output the current Outfitting user name, enter
Q USER
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To output your login name, enter
Q LOGIN/NAME
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To output the value of an environment variable, enter
Q EVARiable <evar>
Note: If the environment variable name contains any non-letter characters, it must be enclosed in quotes.
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To output information about a file, enter
Q FILE <filename> <att>
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To output information about an open file, enter
Q OPENFILE <token> <att>
with the file identified by <token>. The information returned is governed by the attribute <att> which can be:
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NAME |
The name of the file as typed in the OPENFILE Command |
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MODE |
The mode as given in the OPENFILE command |
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FULLName |
The fully specified filename |
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ENTRY |
The entry name of the file (that means, without directories) |
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SIZE |
The size of the file in bytes when it was last closed (it does not increase as it is written to) |
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DTM |
The date and time the file was last modified |
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OWNER |
The owner (creator) of the file |
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LOCK |
Indicates if the file is locked (valid only for OPENFILE) |
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SORT |
Type: File, Directory or Other (for example, a link) |
Note: In all the above, environment variables in filenames are always expanded, even for NAME.