Describe a format

The following diagram illustrates the syntax to describe a format to a file.


Describing a format

>>-onpladm describe format -formatname-------------------------->

   .-----------------------.   
   V                       |   
>----+-------------------+-+-----------------------------------><
     +- -p -projectname--+     
     +- -F -specfilename-+     
     '- -S -servername---'

Element	Purpose	Key considerations
-F specfilename	Sets the specification file	The default value is the standard output.
formatname	Sets the format name	None
-p projectname	Identifies the project where the format and map are stored	None
-S servername	Sets the onpload database server	The default is the value of the INFORMIXSERVER environment variable.