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

Tasks you can perform with startup and shutdown commands

Startup commands startup and shut down OpenEdge database or client processes. Table 2–2 summarizes the tasks you can perform on UNIX and Windows systems and the related startup and shutdown commands.

Table 2–2: UNIX and Windows startup and shutdown commands  

Task	Command
Start a character Procedure Editor and connect to a single-user database.	pro db-name
Start a character Procedure Editor and connect to a multi-user database.	mpro db-name     -S service-name     -H host-name     -N network-type
Start an OpenEdge character client session in batch mode and connect to a single-user database.	bpro db-name -p procedure-name
Start an OpenEdge character client session in batch mode and connect to a multi-user database.	mbpro db-name -p procedure-name     -S service-name     -H host-name     -N network-type

Table 2–3 summarizes tasks and their related startup commands for Windows only. You can use these commands in the Command Line field of a Shortcuts Properties dialog box.

Table 2–3: Windows-only startup commands

Task	Command
Start a GUI Procedure Editor and connect to a single-user database.	prowin32 -1 db-name
Start a GUI Procedure Editor and connect to a multi-user database.	prowin32 db-name     -S service-name     -H host-name     -N network-type
Start the ADE Desktop and connect to a single-user database.	prowin32 -p _desk.p -1 db-name
Start the ADE Desktop and connect to a multi-user database.	prowin32 -p _desk.p -1 db-name     -S service-name     -H host-name     -N network-type
Start an OpenEdge batch session and connect to a single-user database.	prowin32 -b -1 db-name -p procedure
Start an OpenEdge batch session and connect to a multi-user database.	prowin32 -b db-name     -p procedure     -S service-name     -H host-name     -N network-type