MAKEMFD

The MAKEMFD utility allows a user to create or update MFD (Managed File Description) files. An MFD specifies the location of a data manager utility (SUNDM) and the data file being accessed. The command line syntax is:

     makemfd {filename} [-{options}]

Parameters:

filename

The required name of the managed file to create or modify.

options

Options described below that control the action of the program.

Note the following:

1. The '-c' option is required to create a MFD file.

2. The '-u' option is required to update a MFD file.

3. If neither the '-u' nor the '-c' option is specified, the current contents of the MFD file is reported and not changed.

4. The '-d' option provides additional input and output utility information.

5. The '-f' option provides the data file name accessed at the server under control of the data manager task.

6. The '-i' option provides the IP address of the server where the data manager is executing. The address string provided with this option is the same as the {string} defined for MFD_IP below.

7. The '-p' option provides the port number associated with the data manager task executing at the server identified by the IP address in the MFD file.

8. Input data for the MAKEMFD utility can be provided in one of three manners:

• Data can be keyed manually for required data.

• Data can be provided by command line option parameters.

• IP address and port number data can be provided using UET strings using the MFD_IP and MFD_PORT keywords.

9. If UET keyword strings are provided, these strings are the default settings upon initial entry into this program. If a command line option is used, it overrides the UET keyword setting as appropriate.

10. The UET keywords allowed are described as follows:

MFD_IP={string}

{string} defines the default IP address used when MAKEMFD is creating or updating a MFD file. Any leading or trailing blanks are not used for the IP address. The {string} can be entered in one of two formats. The first format allowed is 'nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn' where each 'nnn' value can have a value between zero and 255. The second format is a Domain Name Server (DNS) string. The only restrictions imposed by MAKEMFD for a DNS name is that it must begin with an non-numeric character and that the name cannot have embedded blank characters. The maximum allowed string size for a DNS name in a MFD file is 255 characters.

MFD_PORT={number}

{number} specifies a value between one and 65,535. This number identifies the application assignment number for the data manager at the server being accessed.

See Also: SUNDM, SUNADMIN, WATCH