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SBC-Standard The data standard for libraries

POOL.INI

This file holds information about the data pools present and has the following format. The section and key names are used verbatim:

[CD]

Name=<name of the CD>

Stand=<date in the format YYYYMMDD; optional>

Version=<version; optional>

[POOL]

<(search) order>=<pool abbreviation>

...

[COVER]

<order>=<cover file>

...

The information about the individual data pools has the following format:

[<pool abbreviation>]

Name=<name of the data pool>

Stand=<date in the format YYYYMMDD>

Level=<quality of the data; 0=unknown, 1=very good, 2=good, and so on; optional>

File=<file name of the MAB file including its path, relative to the position of the INI file>

  • Every line is closed with the record terminator X'0D0A' (carriage return, line feed [CR/LF]).
  • Every record is closed by a separator record consisting only of the record terminator.

Example:

[CD]
Name=Daten-CD 2003
[Pool]
1=FRB
2=EVBB00
[Cover]
1=covercover.dbf
2=coverfstdvd06.dbf
[EVBB00]
Name=Buchberater
Stand=20001231
Level=1
File=datenebbevbb00b.mab
[FRB]
Name=Freiburger Daten
Stand=20010401
Level=2
File=datenfrbfrb.mab

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