.TH update.inv "" "" "/rdb Command"
.PC "Multi-user update with screen form and record locking"
.B update.inv
.PP
.II "update inventory"
.II "inventory^update"
The command
.B update.inv
is a sample shell program that demonstrates several features of
.BR /rdb ,
including multiuser input, fast access, screen-form input, and record locking.
It updates an inventory file named
.B inv
that is in the directory
.BR $RDB/demo
Use it to see how to use the COHERENT shell to tie
.B /rdb
and COHERENT programs together to form
fast, multiuser, large-file applications.
.PP
The environmental variable
.B TERM
must be set to the correct name of your terminal,
as described in the COHERENT system file
.BR /etc/termcap .
To make the reverse video and underlining work,
you will have to initialize environmental variables in your
.BR .profile .
.SH Example
.B cd
to directory
.B $RDB/demo
and run
.BR update.inv :
.DM
	cd rdb/demo
	update.inv
.DE
.PP
You'll the following template on your screen:
.B1
Makeapile, Inc.      Inventory Update       Mon Jan 8, 1990
.sp \n(pDu
Item Number: _______        (or hit Return key to exit.)
.sp \n(pDu
Item        Cost       Value      Description   
----        ----       -----      -----------
.sp \n(pDu
Amount Onhand: _______
.B2
.PP
Try the program for yourself and study the program source.
.SH "See Also"
.B
lock,
search,
seek,
replace,
unlock
.R
.br
COHERENT Lexicon:
.B
TERM,
termcap
.R
.SO update.inv