Command_Qualifiers

 

/APPEND
      /APPEND
      /NOAPPEND (default)

   If /APPEND is specified, the database is loaded with RMS $PUT
   operations. If the database already exists it will be appended
   to; if not, a new database will be created. Duplicate keys (left
   hand sides) will replace existing entries in databases created
   with /NODUPLICATE, so the last occurrence of a given key will be
   the one that is used.

   /NOAPPEND is a synonym for for /FAST_LOAD.
 

/COUNT
      /COUNT (default)
      /NOCOUNT

   Controls whether or not a count is output after each group of 100
   input lines are processed. This qualifier only applies if /APPEND
   is in effect; it is ignored in /FAST_LOAD mode.
 

/DELETE
      /DELETE
      /NODELETE (default)

   If /DELETE is specified, the given entries are deleted from
   the database. The input file should contain one key value per
   line for the entries to delete. The data portion of the line
   is ignored. If the database was created with /DUPLICATE, for
   multiple entries with the same key value, only the first entry is
   deleted.
 

/DUMP
   PMDF CRDB/DUMP is a synonym for PMDF DUMPDB. It is used to cause
   PMDF CRDB to dump an existing database to a flat text file-or
   to SYS$OUTPUT if no output file is specified. When /DUMP is
   specified, the parameters to PMDF CRDB are interpreted as the
   input database specification, and optionally a flat text file
   to which to write the output. No other qualifiers are valid when
   /DUMP is specified.
 

/DUPLICATES
      /DUPLICATES
      /NODUPLICATES (default)

   Controls whether or not duplicate records are allowed in the
   output file. Currently duplicate records are of use only in
   the domain databases (rewrite rule databases) and databases
   associated with the directory channel.
 

/EXCEPTION_FILE
      /EXCEPTION_FILE=file-spec
      /NOEXCEPTION_FILE

   CRDB may encounter records that cannot be loaded into the
   database. This usually means that in /FAST_LOAD mode these
   records had keys (left hand sides) that were duplicates of other
   keys previously encountered in the input file. When /FAST_LOAD
   is used (the default), these exception records can optionally
   be written to a separate output file for later examination. The
   /EXCEPTIONS_FILE qualifier controls the writing of this file.
   Note that the lines in this file are not plain text; they are
   formatted as database entries.
 

/EXCLUDE
      /EXCLUDE=(suffix[,...])

   Any left-hand side entries ending with the string suffix will be
   excluded from the database. By default no entries are omitted.
 

/FAST_LOAD
      /FAST_LOAD (default)
      /NOFAST_LOAD

   This qualifier controls whether or not the fast load algorithm
   is used. If /FAST_LOAD is specified, callable CONVERT is used
   to build the database. A new database is always created. If
   records with duplicate keys (left hand sides) are encountered
   in the input stream and /NODUPLICATE is in effect, the specific
   occurrence that will be used is unpredictable.

   /NOFAST_LOAD is a synonym for for /APPEND.
 

/LONG_RECORDS
      /LONG_RECORDS
      /NOLONG_RECORDS (default)
      /HUGE_RECORDS
      /NOHUGE_RECORDS

   These qualifiers control the size of the output records. By
   default left hand sides are limited to 32 characters and right
   hand sides are limited to 80 characters. If /LONG_RECORDS is
   specified the limits are changed to 80 and 256, respectively. If
   /HUGE_RECORDS is specified the limits are changed to 252 and 1024
   characters, respectively. Currently, /HUGE_RECORDS databases are
   supported only for the alias database.
 

/QUOTED
      /QUOTED
      /NOQUOTED (default)

   This qualifier controls the handling of quotes. Normally CRDB
   pays no particular attention to double quotes. If /QUOTED is
   specified, CRDB matches up double quotes in the process of
   determining the break between the left and right hand sides of
   each input line. Spaces and tabs are then allowed in the left
   hand side if they are within a matching pair of quotes. This
   is useful for certain kinds of databases, where spaces may form
   a part of the database keys. Note: The quotes are not removed
   unless the /REMOVE qualifier is also specified.
 

/REMOVE
      /REMOVE
      /NOREMOVE (default)

   This qualifier controls the removal of quotes. If CRDB is
   instructed to pay attention to quotes, the quotes are normally
   retained. If /REMOVE is specified, CRDB removes the outermost set
   of quotes from the left hand side of each input line. Spaces and
   tabs are then allowed in the left hand side if they are within
   a matching pair of quotes. This is useful for certain kinds of
   databases, where spaces may form a part of the database keys.
   Note: /REMOVE is ignored if /QUOTED is not in effect.
 

/SCRATCH_DISK
      /SCRATCH_DISK=device-spec

   CRDB uses one or two temporary scratch files to build the
   database if /FAST_LOAD is used (the default). The /SCRATCH_DISK
   qualifier can be used to specify the device on which these files
   are created. It may be useful to place these files in a specific
   place, either to improve performance or to get around protection
   and quota limitations.

   If /SCRATCH_DISK is not specified, the temporary files will be
   created on the disk specified by PMDF_SCRATCH. If PMDF_SCRATCH
   is not defined, the temporary files will be created on the disk
   specified by SYS$SCRATCH. If SYS$SCRATCH is not defined, the
   temporary files will be created on whatever disk the current
   default directory is on.
 

/STATISTICS
      /STATISTICS (default)
      /NOSTATISTICS

   Controls whether or not some simple statistics are output by
   CRDB, including number of entries (lines) converted, number of
   exceptions (usually duplicate records) detected, and number of
   entries that could not be converted because they were too long
   to fit in the output database. /NOSTATISTICS suppresses output of
   this information.
 

/STRIP_COLONS
      /STRIP_COLONS
      /NOSTRIP_COLONS (default)

   The /STRIP_COLONS qualifier instructs CRDB to strip a trailing
   colon from the right end of the left hand side of each line it
   reads from the input file. This is useful for turning former
   alias file entries into an alias database.
 

/WRITE_CHECK
      /WRITE_CHECK
      /NOWRITE_CHECK (default)

   Controls whether or not RMS write checking is enabled on the
   output database. This only applies to /FAST_LOAD mode; this
   qualifier is ignored otherwise.