Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Data Management:
Database Administration

RFUTIL AIMAGE QUERY qualifier

Queries an AI file and displays information from the query.

Syntax

rfutil db-name -C aimage query query-option by search-option search-value

Parameters

db-name

Specifies the database you are using.

query-option

Specifies the information you want to gather about the AI extent. You can supply one of the options from Table 22–2.

Table 22–2: AIMAGE QUERY options

Query option	Value returned
EXTNUM	The extent number.
STATUS	The status of the extent: FULL, LOCKED, BUSY, EMPTY.
TYPE	The type of file: Fixed Length or Variable Length.
SIZE	The size of the extent in 1K blocks.
USED	The amount of the extent used in 1K blocks.
NAME	The full filename of the extent.
SEQUENCE	The sequence number.
STARTDATE	The date and time after-imaging started writing to the extent.
ALL	All of the above information.

search-option

Specifies the how you are identifying the AI extent to query. Supply one of the options from column one of Table 22–3.

search-value

Specifies the match criteria for the search-option. Supply the value indicated in column 2 of Table 22–3 that matches your search-option.

Table 22–3: AIMAGE QUERY search options and values

Search-option	Search-value
EXTNUM	Integer value. In a file named, dbname.an, the EXTNUM is the value n.
NAME	Character string. The extent file name.
SEQUENCE	Integer value. The sequence number of the extent.

Notes

The AIMAGE QUERY qualifier returns minimal output.
The output of the AIMAGE QUERY qualifier is intended to be used in automated after-imaging procedures.