Example 1
rebuild infile.dat
To get the key information, Rebuild reads the .idx file. Rebuild then reads the data file infile.dat to create a new index file.
If the index file is not present, you must use /k to supply information about the key structure.
Example 2
rebuild infile.dat, outfile.dat /d /e
Rebuild reads the input file to get the key information, and creates a new indexed file, by working through the data in physical order, skipping over duplicate records.
If the index file is not present, you must use /k to supply information about the key structure.
Example 3
rebuild infile.dat/k:1+20/i
To rebuild the indexed file, Rebuild reads the key definition information supplied by the /k option. In this case, there is a single key, starting at character position 1 and 20 characters in length.
Rebuild ignores any index files that already exist.
The key definition information that you supply using the /k option does not need to correspond to the key definition used when the file was created.
The /i option ensures that processing information is displayed when the rebuild is complete.