Command line switches
The following switches are available when start SQL application from the command line.
You must precede all switches (unless otherwise noted) with a dash (-).
The switches are case-sensitive.
Command switches
-b Backup database. -t <GUI|Console> Run unit testing with GUI or Console application type. -i For developer used only: Generate application integrity file. -d For developer used only: Deploy runtime files.
General switches
-g <DCF File> Optional. Access to DCF File -d <database> Optional. Access to Database File -u <username> Optional. Login username -p <password> Optional. Login password
Unit testing switches
-testparams <parameters> Optional. Unit testing parameters.
Backup switches
-g <DCF File> Optional. Backup all databases in specified DCF file. Using default DCF file if not specified. -d <database> Optional. Backup specified database only. -u <username> Optional. Database server authenticated user name. Use default user name if not specified. -p <password> Optional. Database server authenticated password. Use default password if not specified. -to=<backup to folder> Required. Folder to store backup files. -remove Optional. Remove temporary tables before backup. -zip Optional. Compress backup file using ZIP file format. -mail Optional. Send email notification. -ap <base64 password> Undocumented option. Database ADMIN password(s) separated by CRLF and encoded with Base64.
E-mail switches
-smtp_host=<host or IP address> SMTP Server host name or IP address. -smtp_port=<port> SMTP Service port number. -smtp_user=<username> Username for SMTP authentication. -smtp_pass=<password> Password for SMTP authentication. -mail_from=<email> Sender's e-mail address. -mail_to=<email-1>,<email-2>,<email-3>,... Recipients e-mail address.