Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

> ## Startup Procedure (-p)

> Use Startup Procedure (`-p`) to specify a procedure that executes at the start of a OpenEdge session.

> Operating system and syntax | UNIX Windows | `-p` `filename`
> Use with | Maximum value | Minimum value | Single-user default | Multi-user default
> Client Session | – | – | _edit.p | _edit.p

> ``filename``

> The name of the procedure to run when starting OpenEdge.

> A common use for the `-p` parameter is to run a Progress procedure that displays a main application menu. The user can then choose options from the menu to run other Progress procedures. As a built-in security measure, when users press CTRL+C while running a procedure specified by `-p`, Progress prevents the users from accessing the Procedure Editor by rerunning the specified procedure (unless the application explicitly allows Procedure Editor access).

> If you use the Batch (-b) startup parameter (`MBPRO` or `BPRO`), also use the `-p` parameter.

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