ModifyDatabaseFile

Synopsis

[Actions]
ModifyDatabaseFile:Directory=DatabaseDirectory,[PropertiesToModify]

Where you substitute [PropertiesToModify] for the properties you want to modify. The properties that ModifyDatabaseFile can modify are the following:

• Size

• MaxSize

• ExpansionSize

• ResourceName

• GlobalJournalState

• NewGlobalIsKeep

• NewGlobalCollation

• ReadOnly

Description

ModifyDatabaseFile specifies the location on the host file system where InterSystems IRIS® modifies a database file. InterSystems IRIS modifies the database file at the specified location according to the defined properties when processing the [Actions] section during a configuration merge. The complete list of database properties is available in the class reference.

Changing this Operation

This operation is designed to be used during a configuration merge. You can change ModifyDatabaseFile by editing the merge file in a text editor (as described in Editing the Active CPF).

See Configuring Databases for information about databases, .