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

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Running the SDVPD Program

SDVPD Files

Input File

SDVPD accepts input from the ﬁle, SDIN. It can also take input from another MPE ﬁle by

redirecting SDIN with a ﬁle equation prior to issuing the RUN command:

:FILE SDIN=input file

If SDIN does not exist, or has not been redirected to another ﬁle, $STDINX (or your

terminal) will be used as the input ﬁle.

The log ﬁle (see “The Log File” below) can be saved and renamed and then used as the

input ﬁle the next time SDVPD is run.

SDOUT Report File

SDVPD records the summarized information about the entities added, replaced, etc., in a

ﬁle with the formal ﬁle designator, SDOUT. SDOUT can also be redirected to another MPE

ﬁle by using the following ﬁle equation:

:FILE SDOUT = output file

When SDVPD is run, if SDOUT is not found and there is no ﬁle equation for SDOUT, then

SDVPD creates SDOUT as a temporary ﬁle to collect report information. Upon

termination of the program, the information gathered in SDOUT is output to $STDLIST,

and the temporary SDOUT is deleted thereafter.

On the other hand, if an old SDOUT is found, the user in session mode will be asked to

conﬁrm overwriting of the old ﬁle. In jobs, the old ﬁle is automatically overwritten.

SDOUT Report Format

When the output is formatted, each record in the report has the following format:

Attribute Output Format. Attributes are listed only for the elements and have the

following format:

<element-type> (<byte-length>, <display-length>,

Action Report. SDVPD output lists the action that occurred for each entity as it was

encountered during the loading process. The Action column in the report may show one of

the values listed below:

SKIPPED The new deﬁnition was skipped because a SKIP was requested for conﬂict

occurrences.

REPLACED The existing deﬁnition was modiﬁed to the new deﬁnition's attribute

values.

ADDED The new deﬁnition was successfully added to the System Dictionary.