dict.p utility

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JoeMosc

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I want to use the standard dict.p utility to dump some database tables, but I can't get to the "admin" menu. I connect to the database and I can print the schema report, but for some reason the admin menu doesn't get enabled.

This is at a site that has a run time version of Progress 9 (under AIX).
Are any of these possible causes:
- Is it possible that the runtime version of Progress disables this option?
- Is it possible that the vendor disabled this option?
- Is it possible that this option is only available when the database is opened in Single User mode?

If it seems that this option is disabled, can someone send me a full version of dict.p and dict.r that will work on AIX 5.2 with Progress 9?


Thanks.
Joe
 
Hi Joe,

I think that you will find that the admin menu is not available because you are using the run-time license. You will need use Development license to access the admin menu. Also it is not the version of dict.p which actually controls this functionallity, but the contents of your $DLC/progress.cfg file.

Regards

Clive M
 
It sounds like you have a runtime license.

You can get to the admin functions using the -rx startup parameter. You can then dump the .df file since that tool is precompiled. But you cannot use the dictionary tools to dump & load data with a runtime license because those tools "compile on the fly".

You can, however, use the proutil binary dump & load tools to dump your data tables.
 
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