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Database Administration
Guide and Reference


Startup Command Syntax

Figure 17–1 shows the conventions used in command syntax descriptions.

command  [ db-name ] [ parameter ] [ value ] . . . 

Figure 17–1: Syntax Conventions

For example, the following command allows 100 users to access the sports database and then set values for the database connection, performance, and network parameters.

proserve sports -n 100 -B 30000 -L 1000 -S sprtsv -H sys27 

Table 17–1 describes each of the command components.

Table 17–1: Progress Command Components 
Component
Description
command
On UNIX, the command runs a script that executes a Progress executable with appropriate parameters. On Windows, some commands run a batch file that executes a Progress executable with appropriate parameters. Other commands run a Progress executable directory.
db-name
Name of the database you want to connect to.
parameter, qualifier
Operating criteria for the command.
value
Numeric value or file specification for the parameter.

NOTE: On both UNIX and Windows, enter parameters exactly as shown in the syntax descriptions.


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