HP System Dictionary/XL Utilities Reference Manual - Part 1 SDDBD (32256-90003)

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SDDBD Commands
DEFINE Command
DEFINE Command
Before the database definition can be loaded, dictionary must be opened. When opening
the dictionary for the first time, the scope name and scope password are required.
Syntax
DEFINE [;DICTIONARY= dictionary-filename ]
[;SCOPE= scope-name ]
[;PASSWORD=[ scope-password ]]
[;OPEN-MODE= open-mode ]
[;NAME-MODE= name-mode ]
[;DOMAIN=[ domain-name ]]
[;VERSION=[ version-name ]]
{.}
Parameters
dictionary-filename: Filename of the dictionary to be opened. The default for
this parameter is SYSDIC if not specified when opening
the dictionary.
scope-name: Name of the scope by which the definitions are to be
loaded. This parameter is required when opening the
dictionary for the first time.
scope-password: Gives access to the scope. Any characters are allowed in a
password. If a character in the password is NOT valid in
other System Dictionary names (i. e., is on the restricted
list), the password must be entered inside a pair of quotes
to allow recognition of the `restricted' characters. Specify
two consecutive quotes (“”) to include a quote as a part of
the password.
If the SCOPE parameter is specified and the PASSWORD
parameter is not, you will be prompted for the password.
For security reasons, the echo is turned off and you are
given three chances to enter the correct password. If you
are running the program interactively and the correct
password is not entered after three tries, the DEFINE
command will terminate and you will be returned to the
highest prompt level. If you are running the program in
batch mode and the correct password is not entered after
three tries, the program will terminate. The password is
always read from $STDIN.