Logical Database Name (-ld)

Use Logical Database Name (-ld) to assign the logical name to a database. If you omit this parameter, OpenEdge uses the physical database name (without the path or .db suffix).

Operating system and syntax	UNIX / Windows	-ld logical-dbname
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default
Client Connection	—	—	—	—

logical-dbname

The logical database name.

The name must be a valid identifier, which means:

It can be up to 32 characters long.

It can be any combination of English letters and numbers, underscore (_), and dash (-) characters.

The first character must be an uppercase or lowercase letter.

A logical database name cannot include ABL reserved words, a space, any accented letters, or any of the following special characters:

\ " ' * ; | ? [ ] ( ) ! { } < >

For more information on logical database names, see OpenEdge Getting Started: ABL Essentials and OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration.