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

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SDDBC Commands
HELP Command
Example 2. Syntax for the DEFINE command
> HELP DEFINE.
The output of the above command will look like this:
Define/Redefine the dictionary environment
SYNTAX: DEFINE <DEF> [;DICTIONARY <DICT> =
dictionary-name]
[;SCOPE <S> = scope-name]
[;PASSWORD <P> = [scope-password]]
[;OPEN-MODE <OM> = open-mode]
[;NAME-MODE <NM> = name-mode]
[;DOMAIN <D> = [domain-name]]
[;VERSION <V> = version-name]
[;STATUS <STAT> = version-status]
.
open-mode = READ-ALLOW-READ <RAR>, READ-ONLY <RO>,
SHARED-UPDATE <SU>, EXCLUSIVE-UPDATE <EU>
name-mode = EXTERNAL <EXT> or INTERNAL <INT>
version-status = TEST <T>, PRODUCTION <P> or ARCHIVAL <A>