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Syntax for showobj

Use the showobj tool to obtain information for SDL Support when experiencing problems with bad BLObs.

Execute the checkblobs command first to obtain the BLOb ID number that must be indicated in the showobj command as noted below.

The showobj file is located in the Contenta bin/reap directory; the command must be executed from that directory.
OSCommand
Windowsshowobj -dbase dbname@ODBC_DSN -f idlistfile|blobid...
Linuxshowobj -dbase dbname@SID -f idlistfile|blobid...
SwitchDescription

Windows:

dbname@ODBC_DSN

—or—

Linux:

dbname@SID

Required: dbname.

The name of the existing Contenta database.

Optional: ODBC_DSN (Windows)

The ODBC data source name. If not specified, the default is used—as defined in the registry for XYV_PDM_ODBC_DSN

Optional: SID (Linux)

The system identifier. If not specified, the default is used—as defined in the registry for XYV_PDM_DATABASE_SID

-i

Interactive mode.

Must be issued with -f idlistfile or blobid; see -f idlistfile in the Syntax for showobj topic.

The command does not exit, you are placed at a cmd> prompt where you can continue to query for information. Enter ? at the cmd> prompt to display additional

information:

i show blob info
e[<eidnum>] show eid (all or 1)
if no eidnum is indicated, default is all
c[<chkptsr>] show chkpt (all or 1)
if no chkptsr is indicated, default is all
-qquit this blob
-o outfile

write output from this command to outfile.

outfile is the name of the file to which to write the output.

Do not use if using -a appendfile.

-a appendfile

write output from this command to appendfile

appendfile is the name of an existing outfile to which to append this output data.

Do not use if using -o outfile.

-f idlistfile

idlistfile name of file containing a list of newline separated blobids; blobids can be obtained using the checkblobs command—see the Binary Large Object Check Command.

Do not use if using -f blobid .

-f blobid...

blobid bad blobid; blobid can be obtained using the checkblobs command—see the Binary Large Object Check Command.

Do not use if using -f idlistfile .

The information can be sent to SDL along with the output from the dumpobj command to assist customer support and engineering with troubleshooting bad BLOb problems.