Describing a Format

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Describing a Format

The following diagram illustrates the syntax to describe a format to a file.

Describing a Format
 
>>-onpladm describe format--formatname-------------------------->
 
   .-----------------------.
   V                       |
>----+-------------------+-+-----------------------------------><
     +- -p--projectname--+
     +- -F--specfilename-+
     '- -S--servername---'

Element	Purpose	Key Considerations
-F specfilename	Sets the specification file	Additional Information: The default value is the standard output.
formatname	Sets the format 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 format, see Creating a Format.