Turboimage Database Enhancements - August 2001

Increase limits of a
database
•New version of DBSCHEMA allows higher
limits
•Rootfile version will be ‘C’5 if
datasets/items/paths exceed old limits
•Applications need to increase buffer size for
DBINFO mode 103, 203, 204 and 301
•For debugging purpose, DBUTIL flag available
>>ENABLE basename FOR OLDINFOLIMITS
•DBCONTROL mode 20 allows applications to
negate the DBUTIL setting in the specific
DBOPEN
•Increase number of datasets per
database to 240
•Increase number of items per
database to 1200
•Increase number of paths (from
master to detail) to 64
•Old apps, DB has old limit : continue to work
•Old apps, DB has higher limits :data MAY overrun the
buffer, apps MAY abort
•Old apps, DB has higher limits, flag set :DBINFO returns
error -270
<<new apps : increase buffer, call DBCONTROL 20>>
New apps, DB has old limit : continue to work
•New apps, DB has higher limits : DBINFO returns larger
buffer
•New apps. DB has higher limits, flag set : DBINFO returns
lager buffer