dbxresource

 

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Function

Index a data resource catalogue using b+tree indices

Description

dbxresource indexes the Data Resource Catalogue, and builds EMBOSS B+tree format index files. These indexes allow access of flat files larger than 2Gb.

These indexes allow access of flat files larger than 2Gb.

Usage

Here is a sample session with dbxresource 


% dbxresource drcat 
Index a data resource catalogue using b+tree indices
Standard database name [drcat]: drcat
Resource name [drcatresource]: drcatresource
Database directory [.]: 
Wildcard database filename [DRCAT.dat]: DRCAT.dat
        id : ID
       acc : IDother
       nam : Name
       des : Description
       url : Server URL
       cat : Category name
     taxid : Taxon id
      edat : EDAM data term
      efmt : EDAM format term
       eid : EDAM data id term
      etpc : EDAM topic term
      xref : Link
      qout : Query output
      qfmt : Query output format
       qin : Query input parameters
      qurl : Query URL
      rest : Rest URL
      soap : SOAP URL
Index fields [*]: 
Compressed index files [Y]: 
General log output file [outfile.dbxresource]:

Go to the output files for this example

Command line arguments 

Index a data resource catalogue using b+tree indices
Version: EMBOSS:6.6.0.0

   Standard (Mandatory) qualifiers:
  [-dbname]            string     [drcat] Basename for index files (Any string
                                  from 2 to 19 characters, matching regular
                                  expression /[A-z][A-z0-9_]+/)
  [-standardname]      string     [$(dbname)] Standard database name (Any
                                  string from 2 to 19 characters, matching
                                  regular expression /[A-z][A-z0-9_]+/)
  [-dbresource]        string     [drcatresource] Resource name (Any string
                                  from 2 to 19 characters, matching regular
                                  expression /[A-z][A-z0-9_]+/)
   -directory          directory  [.] Database directory
   -filenames          string     [DRCAT.dat] Wildcard database filename (Any
                                  string)
   -fields             menu       [*] Index fields (Values: id (ID); acc
                                  (IDother); nam (Name); des (Description);
                                  url (Server URL); cat (Category name); taxid
                                  (Taxon id); edat (EDAM data term); efmt
                                  (EDAM format term); eid (EDAM data id term);
                                  etpc (EDAM topic term); xref (Link); qout
                                  (Query output); qfmt (Query output format);
                                  qin (Query input parameters); qurl (Query
                                  URL); rest (Rest URL); soap (SOAP URL))
   -[no]compressed     boolean    [Y] Compressed index files
   -outfile            outfile    [*.dbxresource] General log output file

   Additional (Optional) qualifiers: (none)
   Advanced (Unprompted) qualifiers:
   -release            string     [0.0] Release number (Any string up to 9
                                  characters)
   -date               string     [00/00/00] Index date (Date string dd/mm/yy)
   -exclude            string     Wildcard filename(s) to exclude (Any string)
   -indexoutdir        outdir     [.] Index file output directory

   Associated qualifiers:

   "-directory" associated qualifiers
   -extension          string     Default file extension

   "-indexoutdir" associated qualifiers
   -extension          string     Default file extension

   "-outfile" associated qualifiers
   -odirectory         string     Output directory

   General qualifiers:
   -auto               boolean    Turn off prompts
   -stdout             boolean    Write first file to standard output
   -filter             boolean    Read first file from standard input, write
                                  first file to standard output
   -options            boolean    Prompt for standard and additional values
   -debug              boolean    Write debug output to program.dbg
   -verbose            boolean    Report some/full command line options
   -help               boolean    Report command line options and exit. More
                                  information on associated and general
                                  qualifiers can be found with -help -verbose
   -warning            boolean    Report warnings
   -error              boolean    Report errors
   -fatal              boolean    Report fatal errors
   -die                boolean    Report dying program messages
   -version            boolean    Report version number and exit

Qualifier Type Description Allowed values Default
Standard (Mandatory) qualifiers
[-dbname]
(Parameter 1)		 string Basename for index files Any string from 2 to 19 characters, matching regular expression /[A-z][A-z0-9_]+/ drcat
[-standardname]
(Parameter 2)		 string Standard database name Any string from 2 to 19 characters, matching regular expression /[A-z][A-z0-9_]+/ $(dbname)
[-dbresource]
(Parameter 3)		 string Resource name Any string from 2 to 19 characters, matching regular expression /[A-z][A-z0-9_]+/ drcatresource
-directory directory Database directory Directory .
-filenames string Wildcard database filename Any string DRCAT.dat
-fields list Index fields
id (ID)
acc (IDother)
nam (Name)
des (Description)
url (Server URL)
cat (Category name)
taxid (Taxon id)
edat (EDAM data term)
efmt (EDAM format term)
eid (EDAM data id term)
etpc (EDAM topic term)
xref (Link)
qout (Query output)
qfmt (Query output format)
qin (Query input parameters)
qurl (Query URL)
rest (Rest URL)
soap (SOAP URL)
 *
-[no]compressed boolean Compressed index files Boolean value Yes/No Yes
-outfile outfile General log output file Output file <*>.dbxresource
Additional (Optional) qualifiers
(none)
Advanced (Unprompted) qualifiers
-release string Release number Any string up to 9 characters 0.0
-date string Index date Date string dd/mm/yy 00/00/00
-exclude string Wildcard filename(s) to exclude Any string  
-indexoutdir outdir Index file output directory Output directory .
Associated qualifiers
"-directory" associated directory qualifiers
-extension string Default file extension Any string  
"-indexoutdir" associated outdir qualifiers
-extension string Default file extension Any string  
"-outfile" associated outfile qualifiers
-odirectory string Output directory Any string  
General qualifiers
-auto boolean Turn off prompts Boolean value Yes/No N
-stdout boolean Write first file to standard output Boolean value Yes/No N
-filter boolean Read first file from standard input, write first file to standard output Boolean value Yes/No N
-options boolean Prompt for standard and additional values Boolean value Yes/No N
-debug boolean Write debug output to program.dbg Boolean value Yes/No N
-verbose boolean Report some/full command line options Boolean value Yes/No Y
-help boolean Report command line options and exit. More information on associated and general qualifiers can be found with -help -verbose Boolean value Yes/No N
-warning boolean Report warnings Boolean value Yes/No Y
-error boolean Report errors Boolean value Yes/No Y
-fatal boolean Report fatal errors Boolean value Yes/No Y
-die boolean Report dying program messages Boolean value Yes/No Y
-version boolean Report version number and exit Boolean value Yes/No N

Input file format

dbxresource reads and indexes the Data Resource Catalogue DRCAT.dat file.

Output file format

dbxresource creates one summary file for the database and two files for each field indexed.