How to replace Dictionary records?
Thomson, Martyn EDUC:EX
Martyn.Thomson@gems1.gov.bc.ca
Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:01:31 -0800
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Hello listers,
I need to add a new field to the record and indices of an RMS file. A simple
task in POW, but I need to automate the replacement of the dictionary
definition so it can be migrated between environments.
The PDL manual states "A change to any of the index attributes requires you
to unload, create and reload any associated files and record structures".
I have created a PDL script with the new definition, but running it in PDL
has no effect and gives no error messages. Do I need to delete the existing
definition before loading the new? I can't find any PDL statement that does
a global delete aka POW.
Is there another approach to this? Any advice appreciated.
I'm using 7.10g1 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-2.
Regards,
Martyn Thomson
Information Management Branch
Ministry of Education, Victoria, BC
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=109233800-11122004>Hello
listers,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=109233800-11122004>I need to add a new
field to the record and indices of an RMS file. A simple task in POW,
but </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=109233800-11122004>I
need to automate the replacement of the dictionary definition so it can be
migrated between environments.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=109233800-11122004>The PDL manual
states "A change to any of the index attributes requires you to unload, create
and reload any associated files and record structures".</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=109233800-11122004>I have created a PDL
script with the new definition, but running it in PDL has no effect
and gives no error messages. Do I need to delete the existing definition
before loading the new? I can't find any PDL statement that does a global
delete aka POW.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=109233800-11122004>Is there another
approach to this? Any advice appreciated.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=109233800-11122004>I'm using 7.10g1 on
OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-2.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Martyn
Thomson</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Information Management Branch</FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Ministry of Education<SPAN
class=109233800-11122004>, </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Victoria, BC</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT> </P>
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