Option

Purpose

-app <name>

Specifies the name of the application.

-database <name>

Specifies which database is to be used. This parameter is mandatory if you use Informix, and optional if you use Sybase or Oracle.

-ddfile

Reads the repository from flat files instead of from repository.

If you use this option, also use the -app option to specify the application to look for.

-ddowner <name>

Specifies that the application must be run on a repository owned by another user than the one under whose name you log in. To be used in combination with the -app option if you are NOT using the -ddfile option.

-exe "job(<name>

[,<parameter>=<value>])"

Executes the specified job. Example:

-exe "job(EXP_PERSON,name=johnson)"

Also see: Pre-defined Job Parameters.

-logfile <name>

Specifies the path and name of the log file, if you do not want the default <jobname>HHMMSSLL.log file

Or specify a folder name, ending with the '\' character.

-mssql

Specifies that the application tables are in a Microsoft SQL Server RDBMS.

-odbc

Specifies that the application tables are in an ODBC enabled RDBMS.

-oledb

Specifies that connections are made via OLE DB; used by USoft to connect to Microsoft SQL Server.

-openclient

Specifies that application tables are in a Sybase OpenClient RDBMS.

-oracle

Specifies that the application tables are in the Oracle RDBMS.

-owner <name>

Specifies who the owner of the application tables is. You only need to use this, if another user owns the tables.

-password <name>, or

-pw <name>

Specifies your RDBMS password. You only need to use this option if you want to log in automatically. Use this option in combination with -u (username).

-silent

Suppresses the display of error messages on Windows.

Some exceptional messages (such as fatal errors during startup or initialization) will always be reported by means of message boxes, even when this –silent option has been used.

-solid

Specifies that the application tables are in a SOLID Server RDBMS.

-sybase

Specifies that the application tables are in the Sybase RDBMS.

-title "<name>"

Specifies the text displayed in the window's title bar. Note that this option may only be used on Windows platforms.

-u <name>, or

-user <name>

Specifies your RDBMS username. You only need to use this option if you want to log in automatically. Use this option in combination with -pw (password).

-wlogfile

Specifies that an existing log file is to be overwritten by a new log file, instead of being appended with new logging information.