Pathmaker Reference Manual

Project Catalog File Descriptions
Project Catalog
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Project Catalog File
Descriptions
Table 4-1 lists and briefly describes each file in the Pathmaker project catalog. Refer to
the project catalog diagram, Figure 4-1, to see where information you need is stored.
Table 4-1. Project Catalog Files (Page 1 of 3)
Administrative Files
File Name Description
DICTACF Application configuration file; contains configuration information for the generated
application. Used by the PMPROJECT program to create the PATHCNFG file.
DICTALT0 Alternate key file; contains alternate keys for Pathmaker files (not for DDL files).
DICTDDF Dictionary definition file; contains the next OBJECT number, TEXT-ID, and
QUAL-ID for DICTODF, DICTOTF, and DICTIQF.
DICTNPC New process configuration file; contains new process creation information.
DDL Files
File Name Description
DICTALT Alternate key file; contains alternate keys used by DDL.
DICTCDF Constant definition file; contains one record for each constant. Associates a
constant name with a numeric or text string in DICTOTF. Constants are not used
by the Pathmaker.product.
DICTKDF Key definition file; contains key definitions within DDL record definitions.
DICTMAP Token map file; contains one MAP record for each token map in the dictionary.
Token maps are not used by the Pathmaker.product
DICTOBL Object build list; contains one record for each element of each definition or record
in the DDL dictionary.
DICTODF Object definition file; contains one record for every object in the dictionary. Each
record identifies the object by object number and associates the object number
with the object type and name of the object.
DICTOTF Object text file; contains one record for each line of text associated with each text
item. Includes requester descriptions, screen title, and other textual information.
DICTOUF Object usage file; contains one record for each relationship in which one object is
used by another. Object usage information is not maintained or used by the
Pathmaker.product
DICTOUK Object usage key file; contains alternate keys for the DICTOUF file.
DICTRDF Record definition file; contains one record for each record in the DDL dictionary.
Identifies the DDL record, its definition, and its file name and type.
DICTTKN Token code file; contains one record for each token code in the dictionary. Token
codes are not used by the Pathmaker.product.
DICTTYP Token type file; contains one record for each token type in the dictionary. Token
types are not used by the Pathmaker.product.
DICTVER Token map field version file; contains a record for each VERSION or NOVERSION
clause associated with a token map. Token maps are not used by the
Pathmaker.product.