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Startup Command and Parameter
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Tasks You Can Perform With Startup and Shutdown Commands

Startup commands start up and shut down Progress database or client processes. Table 2–2 summarizes the tasks you can perform on UNIX and Windows systems and the related startup and shutdown commands.

Table 2–2: UNIX and Windows Startup and Shutdown Commands
Task
Command
Start a character Progress Procedure Editor and connect to a single-user database
pro db-name 
Start a character Progress Procedure Editor and connect to a multi-user database
mpro db-name
-S service-name
-H host-name
-N network-type   
Start a Progress character client session in batch mode and connect to a single-user database
bpro db-name -p procedure-name 
Start a Progress character client session in batch mode and connect to a multi-user database
mbpro db-name -p procedure-name 
-S service-name 
-H host-name
-N network-type 
Start a Progress server-group
proserve
-servergroup server-group-name  
Start a server or broker for a multi-user Progress database
proserve db-name
-S service-name
-H host-name 
-N network-type    
Shut down a multi-user server or broker for a Progress database
proshut db-name 
Start a remote Progress DataServer broker
probrkr 
-S service-name 
-H host-name 
-N network-type    
Start an asynchronous page writer (APW) for a database1
proapw db-name 
Start a before-image writer (BIW)1
probiw db-name 
Start an after-image writer (AIW)1
proaiw db-name 
Start the Progress Watchdog utility1
prowdog db-name 
Shut down a remote Progress DataServer
proshut db-name
-S service-name 
-H host-name
-N network-type       
Shut down an APW, AIW, BIW, or Watchdog process1
Choose option 1 (Disconnect a User) to disconnect the process.
proshut db-name

  1. Option available only on Enterprise product

Table 2–3 summarizes tasks and their related startup commands for Windows only. You can use these commands in the Command Line field of a Shortcuts Properties dialog box.

Table 2–3: Windows-only Startup Commands  
Task
Command
Start a GUI Progress Procedure Editor and connect to a single-user database
prowin32 -1 db-name 
Start a GUI Progress Procedure Editor and connect to a multi-user database
prowin32 db-name 
-S service-name 
-H host-name
-N network-type 
Start the ADE Desktop and connect to a single-user database
prowin32 -p _desk.p -1 db-name 
Start the ADE Desktop and connect to a multi-user database
prowin32 -p _desk.p -1 db-name
-S service-name 
-H host-name
-N network-type 
Start a Progress batch session and connect to a single-user database
prowin32 -b -1 db-name
-p procedure 
Start a Progress batch session and connect to a multi-user database
prowin32 -b db-name -p procedure 
-S service-name
-H host-name
-N network-type     


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