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Start ABF Using the ABF Command
You can start ABF from the operating system prompt.
To start ABF from the operating system prompt
1. At the operating system prompt, type:
abf [nodename::]dbname [applicationname [framename]]
where dbname is the name of the database you are using. If you are using a remote host, nodename is the name of the remote node.
You can optionally specify the name of the application you are working on, as well as the name of a specific frame.
You can also specify other command-line parameters to access ABF in various ways. For the full syntax of the abf command, see Using Vision or ABF in a Multi-Developer Environment on page 9.
2. Press Return.
If an application name was specified, you see the Edit an Application frame for that application. If not specified, you see the Applications Catalog frame, where you can select an application. (The Applications Catalog window is discussed in Overview of Tools and Languages on page 7.)
Last modified date: 01/30/2023