Parameter file format

The following new_york.pf file is a sample parameter file:

-db /usr/disk0/newyork # new york central db

-B 200 # database buffers
-H nysystem -S nyserver # host, service
-L 10000 # lock table entries

# All other parameters receive their default values.

The format of the parameter file is the same for all operating systems. Follow these rules when creating a parameter file:

Place a parameter and its argument on the same line.

Use a maximum of 40 tokens per line in a parameter file.

Specify parameters with the UNIX syntax.

Use a pound sign (#) to begin a comment. OpenEdge ignores the rest of the line.

Enclose a value in single (') or double (") quotes. Any white space inside the quotes is treated as part of the token.

Any parameter not named in a parameter file receives a default value. To remind yourself of the default values, consider specifying all parameters and their values in the parameter file and adding the comment "# default" to those values that do not change.

Use a tilde (~) to suppress the special meaning of the single (') or double (") quotes or tilde (~). A tilde also prefixes the control characters that OpenEdge can recognize in a parameter file, as listed in the following table.

Character	Description	Octal code
~nnn	The character having octal code nnn	—
~b	BS character	~010
~t	HT (horizontal tab) character	~011
~n	LF (line feed) character	~012
~r	VT (carriage return) character	~013
~f	FF (form feed) character	~014
~E	ESC character.	~033

On UNIX, use the backslash (\) in place of a tilde.