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Installation and Configuration
Configuration : Starting and Running OpenEdge : Running OpenEdge clients and servers on a network : Starting and running multi-user OpenEdge clients in batch or background mode in Windows : Starting and running multi-user OpenEdge clients in batch or background mode on UNIX
 
Starting and running multi-user OpenEdge clients in batch or background mode on UNIX
Before you can start a multi-user OpenEdge batch or background job, you must start the server for the database you want to use.
To start multi-user OpenEdge in batch or background mode, enter the following command:
mbpro db-name -p procedure-name[parameters] > error-file
db-name
Specifies the database you want to start.
-p procedure-name
Specifies the procedure to run at startup.
parameters
Specifies the startup parameters you want to use.
error-file
Specifies the file where error messages are sent.