How You Can Delete All Versions of a Component
You can use the Workbench's Delete menu command to delete components. For more information about using Delete, see
Delete Applications and Components.
You can also use the PurgeApp utility to purge all the numbered versions of a component that are not included in any application versions.
Delete all Numbered Versions of a Component Using the PurgeApp Utility
The fastest method of accessing the PurgeApp utility is from OpenROAD Workbench.
To use the PureApp utility
1. Select the component you want to delete in the Applications portlet of the Develop tab.
2. Click Project, Purge.
The Purge dialog appears.
3. (Optional) Select the Execute in Background option if you want to run the utility as a new process. Then specify any of the other options described in
Parameters for the PurgeApp Utility.
4. Click Go to start the purge.
Note: You can set defaults for this utility using the Set Tool Defaults dialog. see
Set Defaults.
Parameters for the PurgeApp Utility
The following describes the parameters for the PurgeApp utility:
Username (-u)
Lets you use this command as if you were another user, username.
Note: You, not username, own all files created by OpenROAD.
Trace Window (-T)
Lets you control display of the Trace window by entering one of the following values:
All
Specifies that the Trace window does appear
Yes
Specifies that the Trace window appears but suppresses informational messages output by the system
Yes (Minimized)
Specifies that the Trace window appears minimized as an icon
No
Specifies that the Trace window does not appear, and a log file is not created
Note: This entry field can be used only if Execute in Background is enabled.
Append to Log File (-A)
Appends the trace output of the current command to the end of the existing error log file. Otherwise, that log file is replaced. This entry field can be used only if Execute in Background is enabled.
Note: The error log file, w4gl.log, is located in %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\OpenROAD\Profiles\installation_ID. If the -L flag is passed, a new name and location can be provided for the OpenROAD log file.
Execute in Background
Begins a new process while you are using this utility.
If enabled, Execute in Background makes Username, Log Path, Trace Window, and Append to Log File available for use.
Command Line Method of Deleting Numbered Component Versions (PurgeApp)
The PurgeApp utility lets you remove all component versions in your application that are not included in any of your application versions. You may delete only numbered versions using this utility.
To purge your application components, start the PurgeApp utility from the command line using the following command:
w4gldev purgeapp database application [-nowindows] [-uusername] [-Lfilename]
[-T{yes|yes,min|yes,logonly|all|all,min|all,logonly|no}] [-Ttitletitle] [-A]
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 from which you want to purge components
-nowindows
Lets the application run without the window manager running. This option does not provide full batch mode execution, because some interaction with the application still may be required through the Trace window.
-uusername
Lets you use this command as if you were another user, username.
Note: You, not username, own all files created by OpenROAD.
-Lfilename
Specifies the name of a log file. If the log path specified is not a full path, the file is created in the %II_SYSTEM%\ingres\files directory. You may include the following replacement parameters in the file name.
%p
Replaced by the Process Identifier (PID)
%d
Replaced by the current date in YYYYMMDD format
%t
Replaced by the current time in HH_MM_SS format
-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
-Ttitletitle
Replaces the title of the OpenROAD Trace window with title. If the title contains spaces, you must enclose it with single or double quotes.
-A
Appends the trace output of the current command to the end of the existing error log file.
Note: The error log file, w4gl.log, is located in %II_SYSTEM%\ingres\files.
An exit code of zero (0) means success; a non-zero exit code indicates an error.