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The resulting emitfile can be loaded directly into a FirstBase database using either dbload(1) or dbrload(1).
Most all functionality of the database editor dbvedit(1) is available from dbvemit(1). However, dbvemit(1) will always run in add mode, as if -a was used on dbvedit(1). This means that once a record is created, it cannot be re-edited using dbvemit(1).
Note that at least the database dictionary and database view files are required to make dbvemit(1) work. Also, the resulting emitfile will contain a slot for every field from the database, whether or not the fields are edited from the view dictionary file.
The -q flag can be used to force non numeric fields to be emitted within double quote marks. Also, the -c option can change the default field separator, |.
Beginning and ending tokens can be used to separate the individual "records" of the emitted file by using the -bt and -et flags. In this case, each individual record will begin with the begintoken and a newline. Similarly, each record -- after the normal newline separator -- will contain an endtoken and another newline.
The -a flag can be used to force exactly count "records" to be created before exiting.
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