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ARCMERGE

Use this utility to combine two archives that have the same DFD files for the archive index, catalog, and CAR file. This utility can take a secondary archive and merge it into the main archive.

Note This utility only works with xBase files. It does not work on Oracle, SQL, or DB2 databases.

Program names

Windows: ARCMW32.EXE

Syntax

ARCMW32 I /INI

Parameter

Description

/I

If the secondary archive is a database, enter the name of the index (APPIDX) file.

If the secondary archive is a file, enter the name and path of the file. You can omit the remaining parameters.

/INI

Enter the name of the INI file you want the utility to reference.

Run this utility from your master archive environment. The ARCMERGE utility uses the FSIUSER.INI and FSISYS.INI files, along with your resources. You can include these additional INI options in the FSIUSER.INI file to specify the names of the split archive files/tables.

< ArcRet >

   MergeLog =

Option

Description

MergeLog

The name of the log file. The default is ARCMERGE.LOG. The utility creates this file in the Data directory.

ARCMERGE Example

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