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

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SDVPD Commands
VPLUS Command
When “9” is selected, all fields of VPLUS character type
DIG that are in the dictionary are converted to type “9”
and all other VPLUS fields are converted to type “X”.
When 9 is selected, the byte-length attribute value is also
set to that of the display-length attribute value. The
default is OFF.
hyphen-option: Enables conversion of underscores to hyphens. This
parameter should be set to ON if the forms file’s element
definitions will be used by other subsystems that do not
recognize the underscore as a part of a name (e. g.,
IMAGE). The following options are available:
ON
OFF
The default is OFF.
check-elem-type-option: Specifies whether element type checking should be
included in determining compatibility of old element
definitions. The following options are available:
ON
OFF
If ON is selected, the element type of the old element
definitions will be checked. The old definition will be
considered compatible only if the element types are the
same. However, if this parameter is OFF, the element type
is not included in the determination of compatibility of old
element definitions. As a result, more compatible element
definitions may be encountered if OFF is specified. The
default is ON.
compatibility-option: Enables different sets of attributes to be checked for
determining compatibility of old element definition. The
following options are available:
VPLUS-COMPATIBILITY
COMPLETE
If VPLUS-COMPATIBILITY is selected then SDVPD will
check only the display-length attribute value for
compatibility. If COMPLETE is selected then SDVPD will
check the display-length, element-type, byte-length, and
decimal attribute values for compatibility. The default is
VPLUS-COMPATIBILITY.
flow-control-option: Determines the manner in which loading will be handled
when conflicts arise.
The following values are available:
PROMPT Displays the following prompt when a conflict is found:
Skip, Replace, enter New name, or