Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Installation and Configuration

Startup and shutdown commands

Startup commands start an OpenEdge session and connect you to a database. The following tables summarize the startup commands for each operating system and their functions. For detailed information on these commands and their parameters, see the descriptions of the commands following the tables.

Table 12–3 describes each of the command components.

Table 12–3: OpenEdge command components 
Component
Description
command
On UNIX, the command runs a script that executes a OpenEdge executable with appropriate parameters.
db-name
Name of the database you want to connect to.
parameter, qualifier
Operating criteria for the command.
value
Numeric value or file specification for the parameter.

Table 12–4 summarizes the tasks you can perform and the related startup and shutdown commands to use on UNIX systems.

Table 12–4: UNIX startup and shutdown commands
Task
Command
Start a UNIX character Procedure Editor and connect to a single-user database. 
pro db-name
Start a UNIX character Procedure Editor and connect to a multi-user database. 
mpro db-name
Start a UNIX character client session in batch mode and connect to a single-user database. 
bpro db-name 
-p procedure-name
Start a UNIX OpenEdge character client session in batch mode and connect to a multi-user database. 
mbpro db-name 
-p procedure-name
Start an OpenEdge server-group. 
proserve
 -servergroup server-group-name
Start a server or broker for a multi-user OpenEdge database. 
proserve db-name 
-S service-name 
-H host-name 
-N network-type
Shut down a multi-user server or broker for an OpenEdge database. 
proshut db-name
Start a remote OpenEdge DataServer broker. 
probrkr -S service-name 
-H host-name 
-N network-type
Start an asynchronous page writer (APW) for a database.1 
proapw db-name
Start a before-image writer (BIW).1 
probiw db-name
Start an after-image writer (AIW).1 
proaiw db-name
Start the OpenEdge Watchdog utility.1 
prowdog db-name
Shut down a remote OpenEdge DataServer. 
proshut db-name 
-S service-name
-H host-name 
-N network-type
Shut down an APW, AIW, BIW, or Watchdog process.1 
proshut db-name
Choose option 1 (Disconnect a User) 
to disconnect the process.
1Option available only on Enterprise product.

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