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HELP Command
For a quick reference of SDDBC commands, a HELP command is available.
The HELP command can be used either to get a list of all available SDDBC
commands or to get a detailed description of a specific command.
Syntax
HELP [command] [.]
Parameters:
command: Name of the command
Example 1. Quick reference of commands
> HELP
The output of the above command will look like this:
MAIN HELP SCREEN
Commands accepted by SDDBC:
COMMENT <COM > - Provide a line of comment text in the command stream
CREATE <C > - Start creation process for schema and root file
DEFINE <DEF > - Define/redefine the dictionary environment
EXIT <E > - Terminate the program
HELP <H > - Display commands
IMAGE <IM > - Define the Image environment for schema and root file creation
REDO <REDO> - Edit and execute the previous command
RESET <R > - Reset Dictionary and Image environment to default
SHOW <SH > - Display the status of the current environment
Enter 'HELP command-name' for more information
Example 2. Syntax for the DEFINE command
> HELP DEFINE.
The output of the above command will look like this:
Define/Redefine the dictionary environment
SYNTAX: DEFINE <DEF> [;DICTIONARY <DICT> = dictionary-name]
[;SCOPE <S> = scope-name]
[;PASSWORD <P> = [scope-password]]
[;OPEN-MODE <OM> = open-mode]
[;NAME-MODE <NM> = name-mode]
[;DOMAIN <D> = [domain-name]]
[;VERSION <V> = version-name]
[;STATUS <STAT> = version-status]
.
open-mode = READ-ALLOW-READ <RAR>, READ-ONLY <RO>,
SHARED-UPDATE <SU>, EXCLUSIVE-UPDATE <EU>
name-mode = EXTERNAL <EXT> or INTERNAL <INT>
version-status = TEST <T>, PRODUCTION <P> or ARCHIVAL <A>