Rdb: Ruby-Nachbau der MWC /rdb-Werkzeuge

man/dbdict.man

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+.TH dbdict "" "" "/rdb Command"
+.PC "Print a data-base dictionary"
+\fBdbdict < \fItable\fR
+.PP
+.II "data dictionary"
+.II "column^position"
+.II "column^number"
+The command
+.B dbdict
+prints a table of two columns:
+The first gives the names of each field in
+.IR table ,
+and the second gives the field numbers.
+.SH Example
+For example, we might have a table named
+.I journal
+that looks like this:
+.DM
+Date    Account Debit   Credit  Description                       
+------  ------- -----   ------  ----------------------------------
+861222  101     25000           cash from loan
+861222  211.1            25000  loan number #378-14 Bank Amerigold
+861223  150.1   10000           test equipment from Zarkoff
+861223  101               5000  cash payment
+861223  211.2             5000  note payable to Zarkoff Equipment
+861224  130     30000           inventory - parts from CCPSC
+861224  201.1            15000  accounts payable to CCPSC
+861224  101              15000  cash payment to CCPSC for parts
+.DE
+.PP
+The command
+.DM
+	dbdict < journal
+.DE
+.PP
+produces the following:
+.DM
+field   name
+-----   ----
+1       Date  
+2       Account
+3       Debit
+4       Credit
+5       Description                       
+.DE
+.SO dbdict