Synopsis

Formal specification:

# First view in the file
VIEW VIEWNAME

FLD_TYPE     C_NAME     UBF_NAME   COUNT     FLAGS       SIZE        NULL_VAL
...
FLD_TYPE_N   C_NAME_N   UBF_NAME_N COUNT_N   FLAGS_N     SIZE_N      NULL_VAL_N

END

...

# N view in the view file
VIEW VIEWNAME_N

...

END

Example view: (test.v):

VIEW MYVIEW1
#type    cname      fbname              count   flag    size    null

short    tshort1    T_SHORT_FLD         1       FS      -       2000
short    tshort2    T_SHORT_2_FLD       2       FSC     -       2001
short    tshort3    T_SHORT_3_FLD       3       FSC     -       -
short    tshort4    -                   1       N       -       NONE

long     tlong1     T_LONG_FLD          1       FS      -       0
int      tint2      T_LONG_2_FLD        2       FS       -       0
int      tint3      -                   1       -       -       -1
int      tint4      -                   2       -       -       -1

char     tchar1     T_CHAR_FLD          1       F       -       '\n'
char     tchar2     T_CHAR_2_FLD        5       SC      -       'A'
char     tchar3     T_CHAR_3_FLD        2       CN      -       -

float    tfloat1    T_FLOAT_FLD         4       FS      -       1.1
float    tfloat2    T_FLOAT_2_FLD       2       S       -       -
float    tfloat3    -                   1       N       -       9999.99

double   tdouble1   T_DOUBLE_FLD        2       FS      -       55555.99
double   tdouble2   T_DOUBLE_2_FLD      1       F       -       -999.123

string   tstring0   -                   3       -       18      '\n\t\f\\\'\"\vHELLOWORLD'
string   tstring1   T_STRING_FLD        3       FSP     20      'HELLO WORLDB'
string   tstring2   T_STRING_2_FLD      3       FCL     20      -
string   tstring3   T_STRING_3_FLD      4       FSCL    20      'TESTEST'
string   tstring4   -                   1       P       15      'HELLO TEST'
string   tstring5   -                   1       -       15      'MEGA TEST'

carray   tcarray1   T_CARRAY_FLD        1       FS      30      '\0\n\t\f\\\'\"\vHELLOWORLD'
carray   tcarray2   T_CARRAY_2_FLD      1       LFSP    25      '\0\n\t\f\\\'\"\vHELLOWORL\n'
carray   tcarray3   T_CARRAY_3_FLD      10      FSCLP   30      '\0\\\nABC\t\f\'\vHELLO'
carray   tcarray4   -                   1       -       5       'ABC'
carray   tcarray5   -                   1       -       5       -

END

Compiled header output (C language mode):

struct MYVIEW1 {
        short   tshort1;        /* null=2000 */
        short   C_tshort2;
        short   tshort2[2];     /* null=2001 */
        short   C_tshort3;
        short   tshort3[3];
        short   tshort4;        /* null=NONE */
        long    tlong1; /* null=0 */
        int     tint2[2];       /* null=0 */
        int     tint3;  /* null=-1 */
        int     tint4[2];       /* null=-1 */
        char    tchar1; /* null="\n" */
        short   C_tchar2;
        char    tchar2[5];      /* null="A" */
        short   C_tchar3;
        char    tchar3[2];
        float   tfloat1[4];     /* null=1.1 */
        float   tfloat2[2];
        float   tfloat3;        /* null=9999.99 */
        double  tdouble1[2];    /* null=55555.99 */
        double  tdouble2;       /* null=-999.123 */
        char    tstring0[3][18];        /* null="\n\t\f\\\'\"\vHELLOWORLD" */
        char    tstring1[3][20];        /* null="HELLO W