MemCom Reference Manual > The MemCom Tools and Utilities > mctonf

Name

mctonf — Convert MemCom database to neutral file

Synopsis

mctonf [-v] dbname nfname

Description

mctonf converts a MemCom database to a MemCom neutral file. The neutral file consists of an ASCII text file and is thus readable with a text editor. The program returns 0 if the operation succeeds and 1 otherwise.[6]

The default data conversion flags are set as follows: D type datasets are converted to F. E datasets are not converted.

Parameters

-v

Verbose flag.

dbname

Name of database to be converted to a neutral file. dbname must exist and it must be a valid MemCom database.

nfname

Name of neutral file to be created. The file may not exist.

Limitations

Array tables are not converted to neutral file.

mctonf cannot convert MemCom Version 7 databases to MemCom Version 6.

See also

Convert neutral file to MemCom database



[6] The shell variable $? contains the return value.