Data Integrity Checker (DICE) Output

As each Database (DB) or file is checked, a report is sent to the screen or a file. The basic report, produced in response to any CHECK command, consists of three sections:

A report header, which includes information about the date and time of the check, the general details of the DB which is to be checked (DB name, DB number, filename, size, etc), and the options selected.

An error report, which lists details of any errors encountered during the checking process. This will contain just one error and any number of warnings in BRIEF mode, but up to the number of errors and warnings specified by if FULL has been specified.

A report summary, which tells the user whether the DB is free from structural faults, suspect or definitely corrupt.

Other output sections, which will be appended to the basic report if they have been requested, are:

• DB storage statistics

• An external reference list