Open the specified alias database.

Syntax

ALIAS OPEN alias-database-spec

Qualifiers	Defaults
/LONG	/LONG
/SHORT	/LONG

Parameters

alias-database-spec

File specification of the database to open.

Description

Open the specified alias database file. If another database is already open, it will first be closed. If the specified database file does not exist, then it will be created. The /SHORT and /LONG qualifiers control whether or not a "long" or "short" database is created. If neither qualifiers is specified, then a long database is created. Long databases allow alias name/translation value lengths of 80/132 characters; short databases allow lengths of 32/80 characters.

Qualifiers

/LONG (default)

If the specified database does not exist, then create it as a long database allowing for alias name lengths of up to 80 characters and alias translation values of lengths up to 132 characters.

/SHORT

If the specified database does not exist, then create it as a short database allowing for alias name lengths of up to 32 characters and alias translation values of lengths up to 80 characters.