── OPEN ── <database identifier> [(<open options>)] ───────────────────┤
Open Options
┌►────────────────────── ; ─────────────────────┐
──┴─┬─ NAME ── = <database name> ───────────────┬─┴────────────────────┤
├─ LOGICALDB ── = <logical database name> ──┤
├─ USERCODE ── = <usercode> ────────────────┤
├─ FAMILYNAME ── = <family> ────────────────┤
└─ MODE ── = ─┬─ INQUIRY ─┬─────────────────┘
└─ UPDATE ──┘The parameter <database identifier> is the default database name.
Examples
Open the database named BBDB.
OPEN BBDB
Open the database named BBDB but identify it in this session as MYDB.
OPEN MYDB (NAME=DBBDB)
Open the database named BBDB as INQUIRY only.
OPEN MYDB (NAME=BBDB, MODE=INQUIRY)
Open the database named BBDB that resides under usercode AUSER on MYPACK.
OPEN MYDB (FAMILYNAME=MYPACK NAME=BBDB USERCODE=AUSER)
