db_dumper, db_loader

Dumps/loads a VOB database

APPLICABILITY

ClearCase (administrative command)

SYNOPSIS

Invoked as needed by cleartool's reformatvob subcommand

DESCRIPTION

These programs are called by the reformatvob command to update a VOB database:

• The db_dumper program converts binary VOB database files to ASCII files.
• The db_loader program reads the ASCII files, creating a new VOB database that uses the up-to-date schema.

reformatvob invokes a VOB's own copy of db_dumper: when the VOB is created with mkvob, a db_server running on the VOB host copies file ccase-home-dir\bin\db_dumper.exe into the new VOB's database subdirectory.

When loading a VOB database, reformatvob always invokes the same program: ccase-home-dir\bin\db_loader.

SEE ALSO

reformatvob