Here's a sample build of the database.

1. Start with a simple record-per-person text file.  You will have to write
a description of the field position to field number mapping using the field
numbers in the configuration file.  A sample file is EM411.TXT and is
described by EM411.QI_MAKE using the field descriptions in DATABASE.CNF.

[file EM411.TXT]
TANNER,BRUCE G                TANNER      COMPUTER SERVICES   SR SYSTEMS PROG     0596


2. Run QI_MAKE to format as a record-per-field file, DATABASE.DAT:
   QI_MAKE reads EM411.TXT and EM411.QI_MAKE and writes DATABASE.DAT.

   $ QI_MAKE := $device:[path]QI_MAKE
   $ QI_MAKE EM411.TXT DATABASE.DAT

[file DATABASE.DAT]
8110000101000Tanner Bruce G
8110000104000TANNER@Cerritos.EDU
8110000131000Computer Services
8110000132000Sr Systems Prog
8110000110000(310) 860-2451 ext 0596
8110000130000Cerritos College
8110000190000person


3. Run QI_ADD_SOUNDEX to add the soundex information to the database.

  $ QI_ADD_SOUNDEX := $device:[path]QI_ADD_SOUNDEX
  $ QI_ADD_SOUNDEX DATABASE.DAT


4. Run QI_BUILD to create the .INDEX and .DATA files:
   BUILD reads DATABASE.DAT and DATABASE.CNF (Not CSO_CONFIG) and creates
   DATABASE.INDEX and DATABASE.DATA.

  $ QI_BUILD := $device:[path]QI_BUILD
  $ QI_BUILD DATABASE.DAT /DATA


5. Point the CSO logical names to the files:

 $ DEFINE /SYSTEM/EXEC CSO_CONFIG device:[path]DATABASE.CNF
 $ DEFINE /SYSTEM/EXEC CSO_INDEX device:[path]DATABASE.INDEX
 $ DEFINE /SYSTEM/EXEC CSO_DATA device:[path]DATABASE.DATA
 $ DEFINE /SYSTEM/EXEC CSO_LOG device:[path]QI.LOG


6. Set up the QI server, as described in WHAT.TXT.


7. Set up a gopher link to the QI server:

Name=Phone Book
Type=2
Path=
Port=105
Host=+


8. Run Gopher or PH (available from ftp.cso.uiuc.edu) or telnet to query the
server:

$ telnet /port=105 cerritos.edu
Trying... Connected to CERRITOS.EDU.

query tanner
-200:1:           name: Tanner Bruce G
-200:1:          email: TANNER@Cerritos.EDU
-200:1:          phone: (310) 860-2451 ext 0596
-200:1:        college: Cerritos College
-200:1:     department: Computer Services
-200:1:          title: Sr Systems Prog
200:Ok.
quit
200:Bye!

Connection closed by Foreign Host
  
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