Welcome to Dbedit
Introduction
Welcome to version 5.4 of Dbedit for MPE, a module of Suprtool that permits people to add, change, list, or delete individual records or "chains" of records from an IMAGE/3000 database. Dbedit is useful for debugging applications, for quickly prototyping systems, and for the data entry of simple applications.
The functions of Dbedit are similar to QUERY, but the commands and operations are more consistent and logical. Because Dbedit is a part of Suprtool, you can hold
Suprtool as a suspended process from within other software (e.g., Qedit) with the database open. This facilitates fast process switching when you need to examine a test database.
You enter Dbedit via the Edit command of Suprtool. Once in Dbedit, you cannot use the Suprtool commands (while in Suprtool you cannot use the Dbedit commands).
Certain commands are the same in both Dbedit and Suprtool (e.g., Use, Before, and
Set). The Before command works independently and each software module saves its own last command.
Restrictions
1. Most Dbedit commands require you to have opened the database using the Base command of Suprtool. Dbedit does not have a Base command.
2. Dbedit does not work with any files other than IMAGE/3000 datasets.
3. You cannot switch to another database while in Dbedit. Instead, you must Exit, do a Base command in Suprtool, then Edit.
4. The maximum size of any individual data item is 80 bytes (i.e., 5X80 is acceptable, but X100 is not).
5. Only datasets whose search fields are compatible with Dbedit can be accessed (i.e., no K5 search fields).
Functions of Dbedit
There are five major functions in Dbedit:
Command Function
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Suprtool 5.7 for MPE
