What are the command line options for the Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows CLI?
Command:
direct.exe is the command that invokes the CLI
| -f | Identifies the file that contains the logon configuration information used to automatically connect to a Connect:Direct Windows Server |
| -n | specifies the Connect:Direct Windows NodeName or IPADDRESS;API-PORT (semi-colon between the IPADDRESS and API-PORT) |
| -u | specifies the USERID with which to connect to the Connect:Direct Windows node |
| -p | specifies the password with which to connect to the Connect:Direct Windows node |
| -m | specifies the number of lines to display before pausing the statistic and Process information output |
| -x | echoes the command input on the standard out (stdout). This option is mainly used when sending output to a file |
| -z | copies command output to the filename you specify as well as displaying the output |
| -l | Do not truncate output lines after 128 characters. By default, direct.exe is limiting its output to 128 characters per line and long file names or sysopts may get truncated, like for a Select Statistics Detail=yes command. |
| -? | Provides help for the Command Line Interface (CLI) |
The CLI is invoked in one of three ways:
1. If the Client Connection Utility has been configured for a default node and USERID, for example CDUSER, then the CLI can be invoked by typing “direct” at a command prompt or by selecting the “Command Line Interface” shortcut from the Start menu.
2. Type “direct” at the command prompt as before but with switches that tell the CLI what node to attach to and with what USERID. The format is as follows:
direct –nNodeName or IPADDRESS;port –uUSERID –pPWD –zOutputfile.txt
(for example direct –n207.66.26.55;1363 –uCDUSER –pCDUSER –zclilog.txt)
3. Have the LCU configured with the proper credentials. NodeName, IPADDR, API PORT, USERID, Password. This will be written to a default filename called cddef.bin. This cddef.bin file contains all your logon information so no parameter values are specified in text mode on the command line. To invoke the CLI after the LCU is configured, the format is as follows: