
    \foldertitle{dbase}{Basic database management}{dbase/Contents}

	\paragraph{Loading and saving databases}
 
 \begin{itemize}
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbload}{\texttt{dbload}} - Create database by loading CSV
   file.
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbsave}{\texttt{dbsave}} - Save database as CSV file.
 \end{itemize}
 \paragraph{Getting information about databases}
 
 \begin{itemize}
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbnames}{\texttt{dbnames}} - List of database entries
   filtered by name or class.
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbprintuserdata}{\texttt{dbprintuserdata}} - Print names
   of database tseries along with specified fields of their userdata.
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbrange}{\texttt{dbrange}} - Find a range that encompasses
   the ranges of the listed tseries objects.
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbsearchuserdata}{\texttt{dbsearchuserdata}} - Search
   database to find tseries by matching the content of their userdata
   fields.
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbuserdatalov}{\texttt{dbuserdatalov}} - List of values
   found in a specified user data field in tseries objects.
 \end{itemize}
 \paragraph{Converting databases}
 
 \begin{itemize}
 \item
   \href{dbase/array2db}{\texttt{array2db}} - Convert numeric array to
   database.
 \item
   \href{dbase/db2array}{\texttt{db2array}} - Convert tseries database
   entries to numeric array.
 \item
   \href{dbase/db2tseries}{\texttt{db2tseries}} - Combine tseries
   database entries in one multivariate tseries object.
 \end{itemize}
 \paragraph{Batch processing}
 
 \begin{itemize}
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbbatch}{\texttt{dbbatch}} - Run a batch job within a
   database.
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbclip}{\texttt{dbclip}} - Clip all database tseries
   objects down to specified date range.
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbcol}{\texttt{dbcol}} - Retrieve the specified column or
   columns from database entries.
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbfun}{\texttt{dbfun}} - Apply function to each database
   field.
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbplot}{\texttt{dbplot}} - Plot from database.
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbredate}{\texttt{dbredate}} - Redate all tseries objects
   in a database.
 \end{itemize}
 \paragraph{Combining databases}
 
 \begin{itemize}
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbextend}{\texttt{dbextend}} - Combine tseries
   observations from two or more databases.
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbmerge}{\texttt{dbmerge}} - Merge two or more databases.
 \item
   \href{dbase/dbminuscontrol}{\texttt{dbminuscontrol}} - Create
   simulation-minus-control database.
 \end{itemize}
 \paragraph{Getting on-line help on database functions}
 
 \begin{verbatim}
 help dbase
 help dbase/function_name
 \end{verbatim}



