Qualifiers

[John Esak]

Yes, that is the idea of course... Very nifty... And to help further, the
"getting the header only" part could be done with dd if=ix_file of=ixq_file
count=1024 bs=1

Meaning 1024 covers the index header fine and gives you a nice clean new
index.

Ken's done all the other work.  Wow.  Now, I want to see it in batch!  :-)
Which is why I always wrote it in filePro.

John
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com 
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.co
m] On Behalf Of Kenneth Brody
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 3:32 PM
> To: FilePro Mailing List
> Subject: Re: Qualifiers
> 
> Jean-Pierre A. Radley wrote:
> > Yes, using ddefine to add a bunch of qualifiers to a 
> filePro database is
> > quickly done by ddefine, but Frank, I think, was staring at several
> > hundred filePro database directories in each of which he 
> wants to add
> > the same five qualifiers.
> > 
> > I can see that being rather tedious.  But is it scriptable?
> [...]
> 
> Pseudo-code (untested):
> 
> for file in list_of_files
> do
>    cd $PFDATA$PFDIR/filepro/$file
>    for qual in list_of_qualifiers
>    do
>      create empty key$qual
>      create empty data$qual
>      for ix in A through Z
>      do
>        if index.$ix exists, copy (header of) index.$ix to 
> index$qual.$ix
>      done
>      append "$qual" to qualifiers file
>      chown/chmod key$qual data$qual index$qual.*
>      rebuild all indexes in qualifier
>    done
> done
> 
> -- 
> Kenneth Brody
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