The RED Client (med.exe) command line interface enables you to execute commands to:
The following is a sample Windows Command Prompt that displays the help for RED Client (med.exe) arguments.
The following describes the command line arguments that can be used in RED Client (med.exe) arguments.
| Description | Argument long name | Argument short name |
|---|---|---|
| Display the RED arguments. Note: No other arguments are required. | --help | -h or /h |
| Batch documentation create. Note: Must have other arguments, refer to Batch Documentation Creation. | --create-docs | -BD or /BD |
| Batch deployment application create. Note: Must have other arguments, refer to Batch Deployment Application Creation. | --create-deploy-app | -BA or /BA |
| First start with a new repository. Note: Must have other arguments, refer to New Metadata Repository Start up Task Creation. | --new-meta-repo | -NEW or /NEW |
| Group name Note: All objects included, if group name is not specified. | --group-name <name> | -G or /G |
| Multiple use: Output directory or Database schema. | --output-dir <path name> or <db_schema> | -D or /D |
| Number of processes/ hops in the source diagrams. | --num-source-hops <number> | -S or /S |
| Disable impact analysis | --no-impact-analysis | -I- or /I- |
| ODBC DSN | --meta-dsn <name> | -O or /O |
| ODBC user name | --meta-user-name <name> | -L or /L |
| ODBC DSN architecture | --meta-dsn-arch <32|64> | -A or /A |
| ODBC username | --meta-user-name <name> | -U or /U |
| ODBC password | --meta-password <password> | -P or /P |
| Connection name | --meta-dsn <name> | -C or /C |
| Session user name | --red-user-name <name> | -N or /N |
| Application ID number | --app-number <name> | -I or /I |
| Application version number | --app-version <number> | -V or /V |
| Application ID file name | --app-file-name <path name> | -AF or /AF |
| Remove connections | --remove-connections | -RC or /RC |
| Remove parameters | --remove-parameters | -RP or /RP |
| Remove scheduler jobs | --remove-jobs | -RJ or /RJ |
| Group name | --group-name <name> | -AG or /AG |
| Project name | --project-name <name> | -AP or /AP |
| All objects | --deploy-all | -ALL or /ALL |
The succeeding sections outline how the arguments are used.