Progress
Database Administration
Guide and Reference


PRODB Utility

Creates a new Progress database.

PRODB creates a new database from a specified source database. PRODB creates a new database using the structure of the source database and places all of the extents in the current working directory. You can use PRODB to make a copy of any of the demonstration or empty Progress databases.

SYNTAX

Operating System
Syntax
UNIX
Windows
prodb [ new-db-name ]
              [  empty
              |  sports
              |  isports
              |  sports2000
              |  old-db-name
              |  demo
              ]

new-db-name

Specifies the name of the database you are creating. If you specify a directory without a filename, Progress returns an error.

The value you specify can be any combination of letters and numbers, starting with a letter. Do not use Progress 4GL keywords or special characters, such as commas or semicolons. The maximum length of new-db-name varies, depending on the underlying operating system. For specific limits, see Progress Database Limits."

empty

Specifies that the new database is a copy of the empty database located in the Progress install directory. PRODB knows where to locate the empty database, so you do not need to provide a pathname to it.

In addition to the default empty database, PRODB allows you to create other empty database structures with different block sizes:

sports

Specifies that the new database is a copy of the Progress Sports database.

isports

Specifies that the new database is a copy of the Progress international Sports database.

sports2000

Specifies that the new database is a copy of the Progress Sports2000 database.

old-db-name

Specifies the name of the database you are copying.

demo

Specifies that the new database is a copy of the Progress demo database.

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