InterBase Users,

DBLOAD: command line utility to load the data into the the database
UDFLOAD: User Defined Function (as you've probable guesed) of this
IBLOAD: contains (most of) the database functions

I wrote the routines IBLOAD, DBLOAD and UDFLOAD because of the following
reasons:
1. Every day our database is provided with a lot of ascii files from our
   transaction system (Hospital Information System). First I used InterBase
   external files to transfer the data into the database, but after a while
   the number of external files passed (if I remember correctly) 34 after
   which GBAK crashed on something which must be the maximum number of files
   exceded (I'm sure there somewhere a OS value which I can raise, but that's
   no solution). So I had to find another way.
2. After a GBAK restore the former external files were incorporated into the
   database which is called a feature (for me this was a very anoying feature).

Because of our existing structure of external files, I stayed as close as
possible to this. Just make remove the "external file ..." and that's it.

Platform tested and used:
Windows NT3.51 & 4.0
InterBase 4.0 and 4.1
future use: InterBase 4.2 (if it works; please let me know)

copyright:
   University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Johan Colijn
   De Boelelaan 1117
   PO Box  7057
   1007 MB Amsterdam
   The Netherlands
   email: j.colijn@azvu.nl

{I stole the next sentence:}
This product is provided as-is, with no express or implied warranties of
any kind. Use this product at your own risk.
It is far from perfect, can be coded far more elegant and efficient

It is free for you to use, distribute, modify, etc.... in any way
you see fit, with the following restrictions:
1. It may not be sold or added to a commercial product
2. I would like to receive improvements as well as in the coding (I
   know its poor) as in English (I know its poor)

If you (or your company) thinks this 'product' is worth something and
there is a budget for it, please make a donation to Amnesty International or
Medicins Sans Frontier (let me know).

Furthermore comments and suggestions are welcome.
