Access
To modify the parameters of a DB script, you must perform one of the following actions:
Double click a ".DBD" file in the processes to run management window of the Installation program creation wizard.
Select a ".DBD" file and select the Parameters option from the context-sensitive menu of the same window.
Select the Add option from the context-sensitive menu of the same window, then select a ".DBD" file. The setup window will then open automatically.
Displayed data
Script name
Name of the selected DB script .
Data entry
DB name
Name of the database to be created.
Mandatory entry when run automatically (if the Automatic check box is checked).
Optional entry if the script updates an existing database or is not run automatically.
Other parameters
This field can be used to enter other parameters such as the drive on which the database is created (mandatory entry when creating databases in automatic mode).
Please refer to the creation of a database and update of a database in the Database management tool (DbTool) for details of the various parameters to be added according to the database and script types.
Important: if a parameter's value contains spaces, you must triple the quotes. E.g.: -designation: """My database"""
Lists
DBMS type
List box containing the various types of database (e.g. DB2, Oracle, Btrieve, etc.).
Mandatory entry when run automatically (if the Automatic check box is checked).
Optional entry if the script updates an existing database or is not run automatically.
Check boxes
Note: If more than one check box related to the script type is checked, the installation program will ask the user to choose one. Boxes which are not checked will appear shaded.
Create DB
Checked |
Creates database and tables and inserts initial data. |
Update DB
Checked |
Updates an existing database, changes data and inserts new data. |
Create tables
Checked |
Creates new tables in an existing database and inserts initial data. |
Automatic
Checked |
The script will be run in automatic mode. |
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Automatic mode enables the DB script to be run transparently (i.e. with no intervention by the user). The DB name, DBMS type and Other parameters fields must be completed before automatic mode can be used. If this is not the case, the "run" instruction will fail. |
Force execution
Checked |
The user cannot choose whether or not to run the DB script. It will be executed automatically. |
Not checked |
The user can choose whether or not to run the DB script. |
Buttons
Enter/Modify (validation)
Pressing the Enter button (in display mode) closes the dialog box.
Pressing the Modify button (in modification mode) validates the dialog box.
The various fields of the dialog box are verified. If all are valid, the installation definition is updated; if not, an error message is displayed.
Cancel
Closes the dialog box without validating the choices made.
Keyboard shortcut: Esc.