Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

Dictionary Database Structure
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DICTRDF (Record Definition File)
SECONDARY-EXTENT-SIZE This file's secondary extent in pages.
SECONDARY-EXTENT-SIZE must be an integer
from 1 through 65,535. The default secondary
extent size for DDL is 32 pages. Like the primary
extent size, the secondary extent size must be an
integral multiple of the file's block size (for a
structured file) or buffer size (for an unstructured
file).
SECONDARY-EXTENT-SIZE-OBJECT If secondary extent size is defined by a constant,
contains the object number of the constant;
otherwise, it is 0.
REFRESH Contains the ASCII character Y (yes) or N (no) to
indicate whether the file's label will be copied to
disk whenever the file's end-of-file value is
changed. N is the default.
AUDIT Contains the ASCII character Y (yes) or N (no) to
indicate whether a file is audited by TMF. N is the
default.
BLOCK-SIZE Block size of a structured file in bytes. BLOCK-
SIZE must be 512, 1024, 2048, or 4096 bytes.
The default block size for DDL is 4096 bytes. For
information about block sizes, see the Enscribe
Programmer’s Guide.**
Note: The Dictionary version for the object file
DDL is eight, and the Dictionary version for the
object file DDL2 is nine.
BUFFER-SIZE Buffer size of an unstructured file in bytes.
BUFFER-SIZE redefines BLOCK-SIZE. Value
must be 512, 1024, 2048, or 4096 bytes. 4096
bytes is the default.
BLOCK-SIZE-OBJECT If block size is defined by a constant, contains the
object number of the constant; otherwise, it is 0.
BUFFER-SIZE-OBJECT If buffer size is defined by a constant, contains the
object number of the constant; otherwise, it is 0.
ICOMPRESS Contains the ASCII character Y (yes) or N (no) to
indicate whether the user has selected the index
compression attribute for this file. N is the default.
DCOMPRESS Contains the ASCII character Y (yes) or N to
indicate whether the user has selected the data
compression attribute for this file. N is the default.
MAXEXTENTS The maximum number of extents this file can
have. MAXEXTENTS contains an integer from 1
through 978. 100 is the default.
Table D-20. DICTRDF (Record Definition File) Fields (page 2 of 3)
Field Description