Utilities 7-11
Syntax
If you are loading a database fromIBM Informix SE into an OnLine
environment, check that you set theSQLEXEC environment variable to
$INFORMIXDIR/lib/sqlturbo (to specify the OnLine database server).
You can display the software version number by executing dbimport -V.
Syntax
Afile of messages called dbimport.out is created in the current directory.The
dbimport.out file contains any error messages and warnings related to
dbimport processing. The same material is also written to the standard
output unless you specify the-q option.
Youcan use the OnLine syntax database@dbservername to specify the database.
Specifying a database server name allows you to choose a database on
another server as your current database if you have installedIBM Informix
STAR.
If you specify-c ,dbimport does not interrupt processing unless one of the
following fatal errors occurs:
■Failure to open the tape device specified
■Bad writes to the tape or disk
■Invalid command parameters
■Inability to open the database specified
■IncorrectUNIX file or directory permissions
-c instructsdbimport to complete importing unless fatal errors
occur.
-q suppressesdisplay (to the standard output) of error messages
and warnings.
database specifies the name of the database you intend to create.
database
dbimport Input File
Location
p.7-12
Create
Options
p. 7-14
-c -q