Command Reference Guide
Introducing Actian X Commands
Commands and Utilities
Audience
Special Considerations
System-specific Text in this Guide
Path Notation in this Guide
Linux Shell Used in this Guide
Query Language Used in this Guide
Syntax Conventions Used in this Guide
Where to Issue Commands
General Command Syntax
Standard Flags and Parameters
Dynamic Vnode Specification--Connect to Remote Node
Uppercase Flags
Schema Qualifier--Specify Ownership
Delimited Identifiers on the Command Line
Examples: Delimited Identifiers
Using Actian X Commands
abf Command--Invoke Applications-By-Forms
accessdb Command--Authorize User Access
aducompile Command--Install Customized Collation Sequence
alterdb Command--Set Database Characteristics
arcclean Command--Purge Records from Replicator Shadow and Archive Tables
arclean Example
auditdb Command--Audit a Database
auditdb Examples
blobstor Command--Copy a BLOB from a File to a Database
blobstor Examples
cacheutil Command--Show or Destroy Buffer Caches
catalogdb Command--List Databases That You Own
catalogdb Examples
cbf Command--Start Configuration-By-Forms
ckpdb Command--Checkpoint a Database
ckpdb Examples
clonedb Command--Clone a Database
clonedb Example
compform Command--Compile a Form
compform Example
convrep Command--Upgrade the Replicator Data Dictionary
convtohyb Command--Migrate Ingresdate and Character Data to X100 Types
convtohyb Examples
convtouni Command--Convert Character Data to Unicode
convtouni Examples
copyapp Command--Copy an Application to Another Database
copyapp Example
copydb Command--Copy and Restore a Database
copydb Example on Windows
copydb Example on Linux
copyform Command--Copy a Form to Another Database
copyform Examples
copyrep Command--Copy a Report to a Text File
copyrep Example
createdb Command--Create a Database
createdb Examples
cscleanup Command--Deallocate Shared Memory
csreport Command--Display Shared Memory Information
csreport Output
csreport Example: Show Server Connect IDs
dclgen Command--Generate Structure
dclgen Example
delobj Command--Delete Objects from Database
Object Specification for delobj Command
delobj Examples
dereplic Command--Remove Objects from Replicated Database
destroydb Command--Destroy a Database
destroydb Examples
eqc Command--Invoke Embedded QUEL Preprocessor for C
eqc Examples
esqla Command--Invoke Embedded SQL Preprocessor for Ada
esqlb Command--Invoke Embedded SQL Preprocessor for BASIC
esqlc Command--Invoke Embedded SQL Preprocessor for C
esqlcbl Command--Invoke Embedded SQL Preprocessor for COBOL
esqlcc Command--Invoke Embedded SQL Preprocessor for C++
esqlf Command--Invoke Embedded SQL Preprocessor for Fortran
extenddb Command--Extend Database to New Location
extenddb Examples
fastload Command--Load Binary Files into Database
fastload Example
genxml Command--Export Tables Into XML Format
genxml Examples
iea Command--Start the Export Assistant
iea Example
iia Command--Start the Import Assistant
iichkemail--Verify Email Setup
iichkemail Example
iigcfid Command--Display Server ID
iigcfid Example
iigenres Command--Generate CONFIG.DAT File
iigenres Example
iigetres Command--Get the Value of a Resource
iiinitres Command--Install Parameter into CONFIG.DAT
iijdbcprop Command--Generate Sample JDBC Driver Properties File
iijdbcprop Examples
iilink Command--Install User-defined Data Type
iimklog Command--Generate Transaction Log File
iimonitor Command--Administer DBMS, Recovery, and GCF Servers
iimonitor Utility Commands
Help Command
Show Server Command
Show Sessions Command
Format Sessions Command
Set Server Command
Stop Server Command
iimonitor Commands That Perform Actions on Sessions
dmtstatrcpstats Command
Quit Command
iimonitor Commands Specific to GCF Servers
iinamu Command--Administer the Name Server
iinamu Example: Show All Registered Servers
iinamu Example: Show All DBMS Servers for the Server Class Ingres
iinamu Example: Show Communications Server Registrations
iinamu Example: Add a DBMS Server to the Name Server Registry
iinamu Example: Delete a DBMS Server from the Name Server Registry
iinamu Example: Stop the Name Server
iinethost Command--Echo Full Network Name of Local Host
iiodbcadmin Command--Run ODBC Administrator
iiodbcadmin Examples
iiodbcinst Command--Create ODBC Configuration File
iiodbcinst Example
iipmhost Command--Echo Name of Host
iiremres Command--Remove Parameter from CONFIG.DAT
iiremres Example
iisetres Command--Set Configuration Parameter
iisetres Examples
iishowres Command--Display Memory Used by Locking and Logging
iisuitz Command--Install IANA Time Zone Files
iisuodbc Command--Run iiodbcinst Utility
iivalres Command--Validate Configuration Resource
iivalres Example
imageapp Command--Build ABF or Vision Application Image
infodb Command--Display Database Information
Infodb Command Output – Database Information Section
Infodb Command Output – Journal Information Section
Infodb Command Output – Dump Information Section
Infodb Command Output – Checkpoint History for Journal Section
Infodb Command Output – Checkpoint History for Dump Section
Infodb Command Output – Cluster Journal History Section
Infodb Command Output – Extent Directory Section
ingmenu Command--Start Ingres Menu
ingmenu Examples
ingnet Command--View and Define Ingres Net Node Definitions
ingstart Command--Start an Ingres Instance
ingstart Examples
ingstop Command--Stop an Ingres Instance
ingprenv Command--Display Environment Variable Value
ingprenv Example
ingsetenv Command--Set Ingres Environment Variable
ingsetenv Example
ingstatus Command--Show Server Status
ingunset Command--Delete Environment Variable
ipm Command--Start the Interactive Performance Monitor
iquel Command--Start Interactive QUEL Terminal Monitor
iquel Example
isql Command--Start Interactive SQL Terminal Monitor
isql Examples
ivm Command--Start Ingres Visual Manager
lartool Command--Start Logging, Archiving, and Recovery Utility
lartool Example
lockstat Command--Display Locking Status
Lockstat Command Output
Lockstat Command Output – Locking System Summary
Lockstat Command Output – Locking System Statistics
Lockstat Command Output – Statistics by Lock Type
Lockstat Command Output – Locks by Lock List
Lockstat Command Output – Locks by Resource
Lockstat Command Output – DLM Locks
logstat Command--Display Logging Status
Logstat Command Output – Logging System Summary
Logstat Command Output – Current Log File Header
Logstat Command Output – List of Active Processes
Logstat Command Output – List of Active Databases
Logstat Command Output – List of Transactions
logstat Example: Determine Databases that Are Active
logstat Example: Determine Proximity to FORCE-ABORT-LIMIT
mkrawarea Command--Make a Raw Area File
mkrawlog Command--Make a Raw Log File
mkrc Command--Generate System Service Script
modifyfe Command--Modify Storage Structure of Catalog
movedb Command--Copy Data Locations to Another Machine
movedb Example
netutil Command--Start Net Management Utility
netutil Examples
optimizedb Command--Generate Statistics for the Query Optimizer
Optimizedb -z Flags
optimizedb Example: Generate Full Statistics for a Database
optimizedb Example: Generate Statistics for Certain Columns
optimizedb Example: Generate Statistics for Certain Columns and Values, in Verbose Mode
optimizedb Example: Allow Unique Values from Each Column in a Table
printform Command--Print a Form to a File
printform Example
qbf Command--Start Query-By-Forms
qbf Examples
quel Command--Start the Line-based QUEL Terminal Monitor
quel Examples
query Command--Invoke QBF Query Execution
query Examples
rbf Command--Start Report-By-Forms
rbf Examples
rcpconfig Command--Control Logging and Locking System
rcpstat Command--Display Logging System Status
reconcil Command--Assist in Recovering Lost Data
reconcil Example: Perform Disaster Recovery
relocatedb Command--Move a Location to a New Location
relocatedb Example: Relocate Checkpoint Files
relocatedb Example: Relocate Journal Files
relocatedb Example: Relocate Dump Files
relocatedb Example: Relocate the Work Area
relocatedb Example: Copy Database to a New Database
repcat Command--Create and Load Replicator Catalogs
repcat Examples
repcfg Command--Configure Replicator
repcfg Examples
repdbcfg Command--Configure Multiple Mobile Databases
repdbcfg Examples
repinst Command--Create or Remove Replicator Servers and Windows Services
repinst Examples
repmgr Command--Start Replicator Manager
repmgr Example
repmod Command--Modify Replicator System Tables Storage Structure
report Command--Run a Report on a Table
report Examples
repstat Command--Display Replicator Transaction Statistics
rmcmdgen Command--Generate VDBA Remote Command Catalogs
rmcmdrmv Command--Remove VDBA Remote Command Catalogs
rmcmdstp Command--Stop the Remote Command Process
rollforwarddb Command--Recover a Database
rollforwarddb Examples
rpserver Command--Start Replicator Server
rsstatd Command--Display Replicator Server Statistics
sql Command--Start the Line-based SQL Terminal Monitor
sql Examples
Terminal Monitor Command Summary
sreport Command--Store Report Definition in a Database
sreport Example
starview Command--Start StarView
starview Example
statdump Command--Print Statistics in iistats and iihistogram Catalogs
statdump Examples
syscheck Command--Display and Verify System Resources
sysmod Command--Modify System Catalogs to Current Storage Structure
tables Command--Start the Tables Program
tables Example
unextenddb Command--Unextend a Database Location
unloaddb Command--Create Command Files for Unloading and Reloading a Database
unloaddb Examples
upgradedb Command--Upgrade a Database
upgradefe Command--Install and Upgrade Tool Catalog Definitions
upgradefe Examples
usermod Command--Modify Tables to Currently Defined Storage Structure
vcbf Command--Start Configuration Manager
vcda Command--Start the Visual Configuration Differences Analyzer
vdba Command--Start Visual DBA
vdba Examples
vdbamon Command--Start Visual Performance Monitor
vdbasql Command--Start Visual SQL
vdda Command--Start the Visual Database Objects Analyzer
verifydb Command--Clean Up Databases
verifydb Examples
verifylob Command--Analyze Long Data Types
vifred Command--Start the Visual Forms Editor
vifred Examples
vision Command--Start Vision
vwinfo Command--Display Information about a Database
vwload Command--Load Data into a Table
vwload Escape Sequences
vwload Date Format Settings
vwload Supported Character Sets
vwload in Parallel Mode
Requirements for Parallel vwload
Limitations of Parallel vwload
vwload from Remote System
vwload Examples
xmlimport Command--Import XML Data into Ingres
xmlimport Example
zdump Command--Display Time Zone Table Files
zdump Example
zic Command--Customize Time Zone Table Files
Command Reference Guide
zic Command--Customize Time Zone Table Files