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

MBPRO command

Starts a multi-user OpenEdge client session in batch or background mode.

Syntax

mbpro [ db-name ] -p procedure-name [ parameters ] [ > output-file ]

Parameters

db-name

Specifies the database you want to connect. If you are connecting to a database through shared memory and the database is not in your current directory, you must specify the path of the database. On the other hand, if you are making a client/server connection to the database, you do not need to specify a path.

-p procedure-name

Specifies the procedure to run at startup.

parameters

Specifies the startup parameters you want to use.

output-file

Specifies a file where output messages are sent.

Notes

On UNIX, the MBPRO command runs the following executable:

_progres -b &

On UNIX and in Windows, you can redirect batch job input and output with the < and > redirection symbols. You also can use the pipe symbol (|) to put an OpenEdge batch run in a command pipeline.