Database Reference File Maintenance

The database reference file contains references to data files and the actions that Fileshare Server performs on them.

This section explains how to create and update a database reference file in order to make use of the features described earlier in this chapter.

You should only create or change a database reference file using the Database Reference File Maintenance Utility. This is because the file contains information that is stored in a special format.

Invoke the Database Reference File Maintenance Utility using the /d (database) option, for example:

fs /d dbase.ref [options]

where the parameters are:

dbase.ref: Name of the database reference file. If the database reference file does not exist, it is created.
options: These specify the operation to be carried out on the database reference file. Each initiation of the Database Reference File Maintenance Utility adds a record to or removes a record from the database reference file specified.

You can add several types of record to the database reference file.