DDGEN

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: November 2000
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NAME

ddgen - XPAT Data Dictionary generator program

SYNOPSIS

ddgen [ -v ] [ -C ] [ -c none | basic | isolatin | sgml ] file_prefix

DESCRIPTION

ddgen generates a Data Dictionary and writes it into the file named with the given file_prefix and the suffix `.dd'. It also creates a corresponding initialization file named with the given file_prefix and the suffix `.ini'. These files can then be edited in preparation for a database build using dbbuild.

OPTIONS

-v: Specify verbose mode. If this option is specified, ddgen prints progress messages as it builds the Datab Dictionary and related files. By default, ddgen works quietly, only printing a message if it encounters an error condition.
-C: consolidated Data Dictionary - generate a Data Dictionary for a consolidated database. By default, ddgen generates an MFS Data Dictionary.
-c none
-c basic
-c isolatin
-c sgml: Data Dictionary type - specify the type of Data Dictionary to generate. By default, ddgen generates an sgml Data Dictionary.

EXAMPLE

  ddgen myfile

This example generates an SGML MFS Data Dictionary and writes it to the file `myfile.dd'.

  ddgen -c isolatin data3

This example generates an MFS Data Dictionary appropriate for ISO-Latin data and writes it into the file `data3.dd'.

  ddgen -C consolid

This example generates an SGML consolidated Data Dictionary and writes it to the file `consolid.dd'.

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