Argument Examples

The following example command opens the Query Design Center application, version 60.0, when entered from the command line:

Note: In the following examples, <INST_DIR> references the installation directory of MCPSQLUtilities on your system.
java.exe -jar <INST_DIR>\qdc-60.0.jar   

The following command displays a list of available command line arguments for the Query Design Center:

 java.exe -jar <INST_DIR>\qdc-60.0.jar --help

The following command executes the script file located at C:\Unisys\MyScriptFile.txt. The Query Design Center displays the query that is currently being executed.

java.exe -jar <INST_DIR>\qdc-60.0.jar -s 
C:\Unisys\MyScriptFile.txt -h MYMCPSERVER  -P 2012 -d MYDATABASE 
-u MYUSERCODE -p MYPASSWORD -V  

The following command executes the script file even if an error is found:

java.exe -jar <INST_DIR>\qdc-60.0.jar -s 
C:\Unisys\MyScriptFile.txt -h MYMCPSERVER -P 2012 -d MYDATABASE 
-u MYUSERCODE -p MYPASSWORD -i
Note: If you plan to run a script multiple times, you can place the command into a .cmd file and add the directory of the .cmd file to your environmental variables.