Rockwell Automation 57C650 AutoMax Programming Executive Version 3.8 - Manual (Page 47)

4Ć13 Getting Around in the AutoMax Executive and Windows
4.19 Database Files
The AutoMax Executive software stores the data for AutoMax systems
in dBASE IIIĆcompatible database files. There are four databases for
each system and five databases for each rack in a given system.
Database files are designated by a dollar sign ($) as the first
character of the filename and a .DBF extension. Index files (which
contain pointers to where in the database information is stored) also
have a dollar sign ($) as the first character of the filename, but they
are assigned a .NDX extension.
For each system:
$SYSTEM.DBF
$SYSTEM1.NDX defines the system
$SECT.DBF
$SECT1.NDX defines the sections in the system
$RACK.DBF
$RACK1.NDX
$RACK2.NDX defines the racks in the system
$NET.DBF
$NET1.NDX
$NET2.NDX
$NET3.NDX defines the networkĆwide variables in the
system
For each rack in a system:
$CARD.DBF
$CARD1.NDX defines the modules in the master rack and
any remote racks
$IORACK.DBF
$IORACK1.NDX defines any remote racks connected to the
rack
$TASKS.DBF
$TASKS1.NDX defines the tasks in the rack
$SWVAR.DBF
$SWVAR1.NDX
$SWVAR2.NDX
$SWVAR3.NDX defines the variables configured in the rack
$PARAM.DBF
$PARAM1.NDX defines parameters for UDC module
See Appendix F for a description of the relevant fields for all of the
AutoMax Executive databases.