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<P>Spider allows the creation of local or remote databases. It supports
chained databases, allowing several different databases to be scanned
with one simple command. Importing of databases is limited at present
to the standard AK1A databases such as OBLAST and the DB0SDX QSL
<P>Spider allows the creation of local or remote databases. It supports
chained databases, allowing several different databases to be scanned
with one simple command. Importing of databases is limited at present
to the standard AK1A databases such as OBLAST and the DB0SDX QSL
-database but will expand with time.
-<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss5.1">5.1 Creating databases</A>
+database but will expand with time.</P>
+
+<H2><A NAME="ss5.1">5.1</A> <A HREF="adminmanual.html#toc5.1">Creating databases</A>
<P>To simply create a database locally, you just tell the command the
name of the database. This does not create the actual database, it
<P>To simply create a database locally, you just tell the command the
name of the database. This does not create the actual database, it
<P>This creates a remote entry. the first name field is the database
name at the remote node, then the remote switch, then the actual
<P>This creates a remote entry. the first name field is the database
name at the remote node, then the remote switch, then the actual
-chain can be a remote database.
-<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss5.2">5.2 Importing databases</A>
+chain can be a remote database.</P>
+
+<H2><A NAME="ss5.2">5.2</A> <A HREF="adminmanual.html#toc5.2">Importing databases</A>
</H2>
<P>The only databases that Spider can currently import are the standard
AK1A databases such as OBLAST or the DB0SDX qsl and address database.
</H2>
<P>The only databases that Spider can currently import are the standard
AK1A databases such as OBLAST or the DB0SDX qsl and address database.
</H2>
<P>Once a database is created, you will want to check that it has been
added. To do this use the <EM>dbavail</EM> command. This will
</H2>
<P>Once a database is created, you will want to check that it has been
added. To do this use the <EM>dbavail</EM> command. This will
<P>will show the information for the callsign G0YLM from the buckmaster
database if it exists. To make things more standard for the users
you can add an entry in the Aliases file so that it looks like a standard
<P>will show the information for the callsign G0YLM from the buckmaster
database if it exists. To make things more standard for the users
you can add an entry in the Aliases file so that it looks like a standard
<P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<PRE>
'^sh\w*/buc', 'dbshow buckmaster', 'dbshow',
</PRE>
</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
<PRE>
'^sh\w*/buc', 'dbshow buckmaster', 'dbshow',
</PRE>
</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
-<P>Now you can simply use show/buckmaster or an abreviation.
-<P>
-<H2><A NAME="ss5.5">5.5 Removing databases</A>
+</P>
+<P>Now you can simply use show/buckmaster or an abreviation.</P>
+
+<H2><A NAME="ss5.5">5.5</A> <A HREF="adminmanual.html#toc5.5">Removing databases</A>
<P>would remove the oblast database and its associated datafile from the
system. There are no warnings or recovery possible from this command.
If you remove a database it ceases to exist and would have to be created
<P>would remove the oblast database and its associated datafile from the
system. There are no warnings or recovery possible from this command.
If you remove a database it ceases to exist and would have to be created