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Job section
The Job section defines the job name and description. The Job section is designed for supporting the job's global parameters. Currently, TempDirectory is the only identified parameter. This section is optional.
Syntax
Job(name [, "description"])
     [TempDirectory = "<Temp Directory>"]
End Job
Parameters
name and description should be of type Text.
TempDirectory sets a temporary directory in which to store temporary files generated during Job transformation. Ensure this directory is assigned the appropriate read and write access permissions.
Examples
The following example defines a job with a name of MUS03 and a description of Copy the Museum database to IBM SPSS Statistics SAV:
Job(MUS03, "Copy the Museum database to IBM SPSS Statistics SAV")
  TempDirectory = "C:\Temp"
End Job
See
Sections in the DMS file