Introduction

E Obsolete Database Utilities

Introduction

The Eloquence DBMS utilities create, initialize, and purge database files and perform various maintenance operations. The utilities consist of Eloquence commands, programs, and statements, in addition to HP-UX programs and script files. The database utilities are summarized below:

Obsolete database utilities
Eloquence Statements HP-UX Programs and Script Files Description
dbutil Database modification tool.
DBSTORE dbstore Copies either the database or selected data sets to a backup device. dbstore is a customizable script file. DBSTORE calls dbstore.
DBRESTORE dbrestore Restores the database from the backup created by DBSTORE or dbstore. dbrestore is a customizable script file. DBRESTORE calls dbrestore.
dbexport Copies data entries from all or selected data sets to ASCII files. Database structural information is not saved.
dbimport Copies data entries from ASCII files into data sets of a database.
dbmods Allows changing various database structural information without unloading and reloading stored data.
DBPASS Changes the password for a stated user-class number.
DBMAINT Changes the maintenance password for a stated database.
READ DBPASSWORD Reads all user passwords from a specified database.
WRITE DBPASSWORD Writes all user passwords from a specified database.
dstatus Diagnostic tool for reporting the Eloquence system status. Its functionalitycould be altered as new features are developed. The parameters are:-t = list of tasks; -d = list of opened databases; -help.

Obsolete database utilities
Eloquence Statements	HP-UX Programs and Script Files	Description
	dbutil	Database modification tool.
DBSTORE	dbstore	Copies either the database or selected data sets to a backup device. dbstore is a customizable script file. DBSTORE calls dbstore.
DBRESTORE	dbrestore	Restores the database from the backup created by DBSTORE or dbstore. dbrestore is a customizable script file. DBRESTORE calls dbrestore.
	dbexport	Copies data entries from all or selected data sets to ASCII files. Database structural information is not saved.
	dbimport	Copies data entries from ASCII files into data sets of a database.
	dbmods	Allows changing various database structural information without unloading and reloading stored data.
DBPASS		Changes the password for a stated user-class number.
DBMAINT		Changes the maintenance password for a stated database.
READ DBPASSWORD		Reads all user passwords from a specified database.
WRITE DBPASSWORD		Writes all user passwords from a specified database.
	dstatus	Diagnostic tool for reporting the Eloquence system status. Its functionalitycould be altered as new features are developed. The parameters are:-t = list of tasks; -d = list of opened databases; -help.

Eloquence Database Manual - 19 DEC 2002