How to create an (empty) as-planned database cd to ~/eis_database/database_tables/ delete all *.dbf, *.dbh and *.dbx files for eis_timeline_db, eis_science_db and eis_science2_db Start IDL defsysv,'!PRIV',3 dbcreate , 'eis_linelist_db' , 1 , 1 , 500000 , /EXTERNAL dbcreate , 'eis_linename_db' , 1 , 1 , 500000 , /EXTERNAL dbcreate , 'eis_raster_db' , 1 , 1 , 500000 , /EXTERNAL dbcreate , 'eis_study_db' , 1 , 1 , 500000 , /EXTERNAL dbcreate , 'eis_study2_db' , 1 , 1 , 500000 , /EXTERNAL dbcreate , 'eis_timeline_db' , 1 , 1 , 500000 , /EXTERNAL dbcreate , 'eis_science_db' , 1 , 1 , 500000 , /EXTERNAL dbcreate , 'eis_science2_db' , 1 , 1 , 500000 , /EXTERNAL Quit IDL and copy new *.dbf, *.dbh and *.dbx files into the official database.