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Setting Record and Database Properties
Record and Database properties are set using the set
subcommand for the database containing the specified record, or
during record creation using the 'new' subcommand. The
available properties depend on the record type whose properties are
desired, although a number of properties (such as -name
and -value) are shared by most record types.
Syntax:
% dbcmd set ?recordName? option
value ?option value ...?
..where dbcmd is the name of the database,
recordName is a record search string (name,
OID, or combination of such) identifying the record to be modified,
and the rest are a series of option/value
pairs identifying the property to be modified and its new value. If
the recordName field is omitted, then the properties are applied to
the database its self. Consult the section on the appropriate record
type for a list of available properties.
Each value is validated to ensure that the new value is valid for the specified property. An error will occur, and no changes will be applied, if any new value is invalid. If a property is specified more than once, then all but the last value specified will be ignored.
Returns:
Nothing.
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