OpenEdge Getting Started:<br />Installation and Configuration Starting and running multi-user OpenEdge clients in batch or background mode in Windows

Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Installation and Configuration

Starting and running multi-user OpenEdge clients in batch or background mode in Windows

Before you can start a multi-user OpenEdge batch or background job, you must start the server for the database you want to use. You can start the server either by modifying the Client icon properties or by typing a command at the command line.

Using the Client to start multi-user OpenEdge in batch or background mode

You can modify the Client properties to start multi-user OpenEdge in batch or background mode. To modify the Client icon, display the properties and modify the shortcut target with the following parameters:
prowin32 [ database name ] -N network-type
-S service-name -p procedure-name
  [ parameters ] 
Using the command-line interface to start multi-user OpenEdge in batch or background mode

To use the command-line interface to start multi-user OpenEdge in batch or background mode, enter the following command:
prowin32 [ database name ] -N network-type
  -S service-name -p procedure-name
  [ parameters ] 
database-name
Specifies the database you want to start.
-p procedure-name
Specifies the procedure to run at startup.
parameters
Specifies the startup parameters you want to use.
error-file
Specifies the file where error messages are sent.

Using OpenEdge Explorer to start multi-user OpenEdge in batch or background mode

You can use the Progress Explorer to create a task that starts multi-user OpenEdge in batch or background mode in a Windows system. See Chapter 10, "Configuration Basics," for information on starting the Progress Explorer. See the Progress Explorer online help for instructions on starting Windows multi-user OpenEdge in batch or background mode.

Starting and running multi-user OpenEdge clients in batch or background mode on UNIX

Before you can start a multi-user OpenEdge batch or background job, you must start the server for the database you want to use.

To start multi-user OpenEdge in batch or background mode, enter the following command:
mbpro db-name -p procedure-name [ parameters ]
 > error-file 
db-name
Specifies the database you want to start.
-p procedure-name
Specifies the procedure to run at startup.
parameters
Specifies the startup parameters you want to use.
error-file
Specifies the file where error messages are sent.