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From: tanner@cdis-1.compu.com (Dr. T. Andrews)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: db_Vista DBEXP: Has Anyone Taught It to Follow Paths
Keywords: raima db_vista dbexp
Message-ID: <00001U0@cdis-1.compu.com>
Date: 9 Aug 90 19:47:50 GMT
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I'm faced with the (*interesting*) task of making the db_vista
data export program "dbexp" follow paths in order to usefully
dump data records which depend on other records.  As shipped,
the product only dumps records and can list only db_addrs saying
where the records were hooked.

Of course, a database address is worthless if you are loading
records into a fresh database, because they will probably change.

Has anyone already done the work to get "dbexp" to export fields
as well as records.  A command syntax such as
	dbexp [-o output_file] dbname REC1.MEM1 SET1 REC2.MEM2 SET2 REC3
is envisioned, though there may be more or fewer layers.

Also: I have a few neat mods to the "dbimp" utility.  E-mail for
details.
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