+ 1\b10\b0.\b.1\b1.\b. C\bCr\bre\bea\bat\bti\bin\bng\bg d\bda\bat\bta\bab\bba\bas\bse\bes\bs
+
+ Creating a database could not be more simple. All the commands are
+ sent from the cluster prompt as the _\bs_\by_\bs_\bo_\bp user.
+
+ To create a database you use the command _\bd_\bb_\bc_\br_\be_\ba_\bt_\be. It can be used in
+ 3 different ways like so ..
+
+
+
+ dbcreate <name>
+
+
+
+
+ To simply create a database locally, you just tell the command the
+ name of the database. This does not create the actual database, it
+ simply defines it to say that it exists.
+
+
+
+ dbcreate <name> chain <name> [<name>...]
+
+
+
+
+ This creates a chained database entry. The first database will be
+ scanned, then the second, the third etc...
+
+
+
+ dbcreate <name> remote <name>
+
+ This creates a remote entry. the first name field is the database
+ name at the remote node, then the remote switch, then the actual
+ node_call of the remote node, for example...
+
+
+
+ dbcreate buckmaster remote gb7dxc
+
+
+
+
+ Remote databases cannot be chained, however, the last database in a
+ chain can be a remote database.
+
+
+ 1\b10\b0.\b.2\b2.\b. I\bIm\bmp\bpo\bor\brt\bti\bin\bng\bg d\bda\bat\bta\bab\bba\bas\bse\bes\bs
+
+ The only databases that Spider can currently import are the standard
+ AK1A databases such as OBLAST or the DB0SDX qsl and address database.
+ This will be added to with time.
+
+ To import such a database, first put the file somewhere useful like
+ /tmp and then issue the following command ...
+
+
+
+ dbimport oblast /tmp/OBLAST.FUL
+
+
+
+
+ This will update the existing local oblast database or create it if it
+ does not exist.
+
+
+ 1\b10\b0.\b.3\b3.\b. C\bCh\bhe\bec\bck\bki\bin\bng\bg a\bav\bva\bai\bil\bla\bab\bbl\ble\be d\bda\bat\bta\bab\bba\bas\bse\bes\bs
+
+ Once a database is created, you will want to check that it has been
+ added. To do this use the _\bd_\bb_\ba_\bv_\ba_\bi_\bl command. This will output the
+ available databases. For example ...
+
+
+
+ dbavail
+ DB Name Location Chain
+ qsl Local
+ buck GB7ADX
+ hftest GB7DXM
+ G0VGS de GB7MBC 3-Feb-2001 1925Z >
+
+
+
+
+
+ 1\b10\b0.\b.4\b4.\b. L\bLo\boo\bok\bki\bin\bng\bg u\bup\bp d\bda\bat\bta\bab\bba\bas\bse\bes\bs
+
+ To look for information in a defined database, simply use the _\bd_\bb_\bs_\bh_\bo_\bw
+ command, for example ...
+
+
+
+ dbshow buckmaster G0YLM
+
+
+
+
+ will show the information for the callsign G0YLM from the buckmaster
+ database if it exists. To make things more standard for the users you
+ can add an entry in the Aliases file so that it looks like a standard
+ _\bs_\bh_\bo_\bw command like this ...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Now you can simply use show/buckmaster or an abreviation.
+
+
+ 1\b10\b0.\b.5\b5.\b. R\bRe\bem\bmo\bov\bvi\bin\bng\bg d\bda\bat\bta\bab\bba\bas\bse\bes\bs
+
+ To delete an existing database you use the _\bd_\bb_\br_\be_\bm_\bo_\bv_\be command. For
+ example ...
+
+
+
+ dbremove oblast
+
+
+
+
+ would remove the oblast database and its associated datafile from the
+ system. There are no warnings or recovery possible from this command.
+ If you remove a database it ceases to exist and would have to be
+ created from scratch if you still required it.
+
+
+ 1\b11\b1.\b. I\bIn\bnf\bfo\bor\brm\bma\bat\bti\bio\bon\bn,\b, f\bfi\bil\ble\bes\bs a\ban\bnd\bd u\bus\bse\bef\bfu\bul\bl p\bpr\bro\bog\bgr\bra\bam\bms\bs
+
+ 1\b11\b1.\b.1\b1.\b. M\bMO\bOT\bTD\bD