Introduction

5 Database Utilities

Introduction

The Eloquence DBMS utilities create, initialize, and purge database files and perform various maintenance operations. The utilities consist of Eloquence commands, in addition to external programs which are executed in the operating system environment. The database utilities are summarized below:

Type of Access
Eloquence Statements Programs which can be executed from the OS Env. Description
dbvolcreate Creates the database environment.
dbvolextend Extends the database environment.
dbvolchange Modifies database volume parameters.
dblogreset Reset the log volume(s) to minimum size.
dbutil Database Maintenance program. This utility is used to maintain Eloquence database security.
DBCREATE dbcreate Create data sets and indices from database structure.
DBERASE dberase Erases data set entries from all or selected data sets.
DBPURGE dbpurge Purges either specific data set files or the entire database, including the root file and all data sets.
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.

Type of Access
Eloquence Statements	Programs which can be executed from the OS Env.	Description
	dbvolcreate	Creates the database environment.
	dbvolextend	Extends the database environment.
	dbvolchange	Modifies database volume parameters.
	dblogreset	Reset the log volume(s) to minimum size.
	dbutil	Database Maintenance program. This utility is used to maintain Eloquence database security.
DBCREATE	dbcreate	Create data sets and indices from database structure.
DBERASE	dberase	Erases data set entries from all or selected data sets.
DBPURGE	dbpurge	Purges either specific data set files or the entire database, including the root file and all data sets.
	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.

Eloquence Database Manual - 19 DEC 2002