Describing a Map

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Describing a Map

The following diagram illustrates the syntax to describe a map.

Describing a Map
 
>>-onpladm describe map--mapname-- -f--+---+-------------------->
                                       +-l-+
                                       '-u-'
 
   .-----------------------.
   V                       |
>----+-------------------+-+-----------------------------------><
     +- -p--projectname--+
     +- -F--specfilename-+
     '- -S--servername---'

Element	Purpose	Key Considerations
-f	Flags to specify the type of job	Additional Information: The default is load job.
l	Specifies a load job	None
u	Specifies an unload job	None
-F specfilename	Sets the specification file	Additional Information: The default value is the standard output.
mapname	Sets the map name	None
-p projectname	Identifies the project where the format and map are stored	None
-S servername	Sets the onpload database server	Additional Information: The default is the value of the INFORMIXSERVER environment variable.

For information about the specification file used to describe a map, see Creating a Map With a Detailed Specification File.