A Manual page for mkfdf.

NAME

mkfdf - Make FDF file for a database table.

SYNOPSIS

mkfdf [ -U user ] [ -P passwd ] [ -S server ] -d database -t table [ -k keyfields ] [ -n formname ] mkfdf -h

DESCRIPTION

This program produces Form Definition Files ( FDF) for the wdb system. Given a table name mkfdf extracts the necessary information from the database to produce a template FDF for the table. The FDF will still have to be edited by hand to make nice labels, joins with other tables, conversions of data from database format to display format, etc..

OPTIONS

-U user

Database user

-P password

Password for the database user.

-S server

Database server to connect to

-d database

The database where the wanted table is.

-t table

Name of the table for which to produce the FDF.

-k keyfields

The name(s) of the field(s) in the table which are the key field(s). If not specified the first column are assumed. If more than one field is specified they should be separated by commas and with no spaces.

-n formname

The name of the form produced. (Defaults to table name). The file formname.fdf are produced as output.

-h

Produces a short help text explaining these options.

SEE ALSO

The wdb homepage : http://arch-http.hq.eso.org/wdb/wdb/wdb.html
The FDF syntax : http://arch-http.hq.eso.org/wdb/wdb/fdf_syntax.html

BUGS

- What ? Bugs ! - In my program ? .... Never. :-)

AUTHOR

Bo Frese Rasmussen ( bfrasmus@eso.org),
Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility