RE: mkdbfile: create file in another account

[Tom Firl]

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I don't think you need to "cd" command as the mkdbfile will accept the absolute path to the file you are creating.  If you need to execute multiple commands in the same DOS shell, then separate the commands with an ampersand (&) instead of semi-colon (;).   I'd be a little surprised if mkdbfile disappeared or required changes to your code, but you never know.  I'm pretty sure the Universe installation scripts/programs -- among other things -- use mkdbfile quite extensively.   At any rate, give the following a whirl...   EXECUTE 'DOS /C "':SYSTEM(32):'\bin\mkdbfile C:\BeaconUV\DevelData\XXINV\KKINV 30 1 4 20 50 80 1068"'   Tom Firl Columbia Ultimate -----Original Message----- From: Kate Stanton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 6:32 PM To: U2 Users Discussion List Subject: Re: mkdbfile: create file in another account Thanks.  That (using DOS \C rather than sh -c)  got rid of the error message, but it did not seem to create a file.   Looks like I have the wrong syntax, but it is rather hard to look up the documentation!   I still feel uncomfortable using an undocumented feature - no security it will not disappear or change.    ----- Original Message ----- From: Daly, Mark To: 'U2 Users Discussion List' Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:23 AM Subject: RE: mkdbfile: create file in another account Well, I just posed this question - and mkdbfile was the suggestion that won!   However, I didn't create a VOC entry. The idea (I believe) is to execute this command at the OS prompt - not TCL.   Since it looks like you're on Windows it would be something like so:   EXECUTE 'sh -c "cd C:\BeaconUV\DevelData\XXINV\KKINV; ':SYSTEM(32):'\bin\mkdbfile DATA \XXINV\KKINV 30 1 4 20 50 80 1068'    It's not documented, since it's really an internal UV command - as opposed to a TCL statement of BASIC function.   The CREATE.FILE verb needs to be enhanced to perform this function - and prevent us from dabbling in the 'bin' directory. But until then - this is the way to go.   HTH,   Mark.    ----Original Message----- From: Kate Stanton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 4:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: mkdbfile: create file in another account Does anyone know anything about using mkdbfile (from UV bin) to create a file in an account other than the current user account?   A colleague told me about it, but it does not seem to be documented, and does not seem to work on my      UV 10.0.17 system on Windows 2000, as it does on his UV 9.5.2.1 on Windows something.   I tried, according to his instructions: VOC mkdbfile 0001: V 0002: mkdbfile 0003: E 0004: FG 0005: 0006: PICK.FORMAT   Then, from TCL: mkdbfile C:\BeaconUV\DevelData\XXINV\KKINV 30 1 4 20 50 80 1068 where: C:\BeaconUV\DevelData\XXINV\KKINV is pathname of file to create 30 is file type 1 is modulo 4 is separation 20 is hash type 50 is max load 80 is split load 1096 is large record size   This gave error message: invalid filetype specified   I feel very nervous about using something that is not documented, so presumably may not be reliably supported.   Anyone know anything, please?   Cheers,  Kate   Kate Stanton Walstan Systems Ltd 4 Kelmarna Ave, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand ph +64 9 360 5310  fax +64 9 376 0750 ah +64 9 378 9594 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users

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