EIF Options


A number of options determine how EIF files are imported and exported. These options are listed in Table: EIF Options.

EIF Options

Statements Description
EIFEXTENSIONPATH
An option that contains a list of directory objects that identify the locations where EIF extension files should be created.
EIFNAMES
An option that contains a list of the names of all the objects imported by the most recent IMPORT (from EIF) command.
EIFSHORTNAMES
An option that controls the structure of the extension of EIF overflow (extension) file names.
EIFTYPES
An option that contains a list of the types of objects that are contained in the list produced by the EIFNAMES option.
EIFUPDBYTES
An option that controls the frequency of updates when you are using the IMPORT (from EIF) command with its UPDATE keyword.
EIFVERSION
Used with the EXPORT (to EIF) and IMPORT (from EIF) commands, an option that specifies the EIF version when copying data between different versions of Express Server or Oracle OLAP.