[db-wg] rpsl to arin format conversion

Hi,

On 2004-02-17 19:49:30 -0600, terry l. ridder wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Feb 2004, terry l. ridder wrote:
> 
> > hello;
> > 
> > i am doing some research on the rir databases.
> > for my purposes having all data in, what i call 'arin' format, would be
> > the simplest for processing.
> > 
> > are there any software utilities available for converting from rpsl to
> > 'arin' format?
> > 
> > if no software utilities are available is there a mapping description
> > available from rpsl to 'arin' format?

The syntax and meanings of attributes (fields) of RIPE Whois object can
be found in the RIPE DB Reference Manual:

http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/databaseref-manual.html

You must be able to figure out a (close) mapping if a similar
document exists for ARIN DB as well.


> well, we bit the bullet and spent today writing an rpsl-to-arin
> conversion program. works rather well except for orgid: and parent:
> fields. obviously, orgid:, we will have a create our own.
> 
> i do have a question concerning parent:.
> 
> i am do not have an indepth knowledge of rpsl, so please bare with the
> question.
> 
> does rpsl have a concept of parent?
> if rpsl does have a concept of parent would someone direct me to the
> document/documents which explain it?

'parent' information is not buried in other objects in RIPE Whois Database
(unlike ARIN DB).  You need to perform queries to find the parents/children
of an object.  The relevant query flags are -l, -L, -m, -M. See

http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/databaseref-manual.html#2.2

for IP Address Lookups in RIPE DB.

A parent is sometimes called 'one level less specific inetnum' in RIPE DB.

> 
> thank you all for your answers.
> 
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>

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Engin Gunduz
RIPE NCC Software Engineering Department