Command Line Method for Compiling Applications
To access the CompileApp utility, enter the following command at the command line:
w4gldev compileapp database application [-ccomponent]
[-uusername] [-e] [-f] [-l] [-wopen]
[-T{yes|yes,min|yes,logonly|all|all,min|all,logonly|no}]
The following parameters and flags are available from the command line:
database
Specifies the name and location of the database in which the application resides
application
Specifies the name of the application to delete
-ccomponent
Specifies the name of a component to compile
-uusername
Lets you use this command as if you were another user, username.
Notes:
• You, not username, own all files created by OpenROAD.
• This entry field can be used only if Execute in Background is enabled.
-e
Specifies that the component's 4GL script and any errors should be written to the Trace window, if any component has compilation errors
-f
Forces recompilation of all application components, even those that have not been changed since the last compilation.
If you are compiling a single component (with the -ccomponent parameter), this parameter forces compilation of the specified component.
-l
Ignores locks (unlocks any locked components)
-wopen
Produces a warning error at compilation time for any SQL statement that is not compliant with OpenSQL
-T
Controls the display of the Trace window by entering one of the following values:
yes
Specifies that the Trace window appears but suppresses all informational system messages
yes,min
Specifies that the Trace window appears minimized as an icon, and all informational system messages are suppressed
yes,logonly
Specifies that the Trace window does not appear, but all messages are saved in a log file without informational system messages
all
Specifies that the Trace window does appear and all messages are written
all,min
Specifies that messages are written to the Trace window, which appears minimized as an icon
all,logonly
Specifies that the Trace window does not appear, but all messages are saved in a log file
no
Specifies that the Trace window does not appear, and no log file is created