EXPANDFIELD(1)      

NAME
       ExpandField - Expand fields in SDDF file according to tem-
       plate

SYNOPSIS
       ExpandField [ SDDFfile ]

DESCRIPTION
       The ExpandField program reads an expansion  template  file
       and  a  SDDF  data  file and expands selected data records
       into multiple records in the output SDDF file when matches
       are  found  for  specified fields and values.  Only scalar
       fields can be expanded.

       The program first prompts for name of the  template  file.
       The  format  of  this file is explained in the sample tem-
       plate file expandSample.  If a SDDF file is not  specified
       on the command line, the program next prompts for the name
       of an SDDF file to be used as the input  file.   Next,  it
       prompts  for  the format type of the output file -- ASCII,
       binary, or converted (reverse byte order)  binary  --  and
       the name of the expanded output file.

FILES
       /Templates/expandSample
              Sample template file.

       /Templates/expandSample.ascii
              An  SDDF input file that can be used in conjunction
              with expandSample to demonstrate  the  behavior  of
              the ExpandField program.

SEE ALSO
       Ruth A. Aydt, The Pablo Self-Defining Data Format

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  1994,  The  University  of  Illinois  Board  of
       Trustees.

AUTHOR
       Ruth A. Aydt, University of Illinois

Pablo Environment          Nov 26, 1994