Creating hash file through command

ragunathan13 · Post by **ragunathan13** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:34 am

Hi,

I have a requirement in my project to create a hash file in a specified directory with the given name, I tried to create hash file through CREATE.FILE FILENAME command from TCL and it is creating the file at project directory only. When I was trying to prefix the directory name with the file name, the command is throwing an error.

Could anyone please help me to create a hash file to the specific directory through command.

Thanks,

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:39 am

You can find the syntax in any job's log that creates one - the command is 'mkdbfile' and the syntax is also documented in the HFC or Hashed File Calculator utility on your client CDROM.

ragunathan13 · Post by **ragunathan13** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:23 am

Thanks Chulett,

This mkdbfile comment has many parameters, how to know these parameters information.

Could you please help me to get this.

Thanks

ArndW · Post by **ArndW** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:49 am

did you check the HFC utility documentation as suggested? The minimal syntax for mkdbfile is:

mkdbfile {HashedFilePathAndName} {type} {modulus} {separation}

type 30 (dynamic) files have a different syntax:

mkdbfile {HashedFilePathAndName} 30 {MinModulus} {GroupSize} {HashType (20 for General, 21 for SEQ.NUM)} {MergePct} {SplitPct} {LargeRecSize}

The UniVerse documentation will list all the mkdbfile options.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:32 am

HFC is on the client CDROM under 'Utilities/Unsupported' or perhaps the other way 'round. As noted, it's all there.