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

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SDDBD Commands
HELP Command
Example 2. Syntax for the DEFINE command
> HELP DEFINE.
The output of the above command will look like this:
HELP MESSAGES FOR DEFINE <DEF> COMMAND:
The DEFINE command enables you to open the System Dictionary.
SYNTAX: DEFINE <DEF>
[;DICTIONARY <DICT> = dictionary-name ]
[;SCOPE <S> = scope-name ]
[;PASSWORD <P> = [scope-password]]
[;DOMAIN <D> = [domain-name] ]
[;VERSION <V> = [version-name] ]
[;OPEN-MODE <OM> = open-mode ]
[;NAME-MODE <NM> = name-mode ]
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open-mode = SHARED-UPDATE <SU> or EXCLUSIVE-UPDATE <EU>
name-mode = EXTERNAL <EXT> or INTERNAL <INT>