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Installation and Configuration
Configuration : Starting and Running OpenEdge : Starting OpenEdge in Windows : Starting single-user OpenEdge in batch or background mode
 
Starting single-user OpenEdge in batch or background mode
Batch or background processing is convenient for large-scale database updates or procedures that you can run unattended (at night, for example).
To start single-user OpenEdge in batch or background mode, enter the following command:
prowin32 [db-name] -1 -b -p procedure-name [parameters]
db-name
Specifies the database you want to start.
-b
Specifies that OpenEdge should run in batch mode.
-p procedure-name
Specifies the procedure to run at startup.
parameters
Specifies the startup parameters you want to use.
output-file
Specifies the name of the file that receives all output to the default stream.