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Generating INI Table Definitions |
INI table definitions may be generated in NOMADS Data Dictionary Maintenance by doing the following steps:
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From the Utilities menu, select Generate external and then select INI file contents. |
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Select a Table Name by clicking the Query button (magnifying glass) beside the input field. This displays a tree view list of table names by Group. For information on creating a filter to locate a specific table name, see Filtering the Table Names Lookup. |
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Click the Generate button. The table entry is generated and displayed, and the contents may be cut and pasted from the display or exported to a text file. |
INI table definitions may also be generated using the following program CALL:
CALL "*Dict/Defini",contents$,errmsg$,tablename$,ddfpath$
Where:
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contents$ |
Returns a string containing the table definition. |
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errmsg$ |
Returns an error message if problems are encountered during generation, or null if successful. |
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tablename$ |
Logical name of the table for which the definition is generated. |
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ddfpath$ |
Path of the providex.ddf file containing the table definition. |
In the case of tables with multiple record formats, a table entry is created for each format using the MUSTBE clause to identify the field used as the record type indicator.