SharePlex 9.2.6 - Reference Guide

edit

Use the edit command in the following ways:

• To make changes to a SharePlex command that you previously issued. This saves time when you need to issue a command again, but with slightly different syntax, or if you need to correct a syntax mistake.
• To execute commands that contain more than 255 characters, a limitation of the operating system.

The edit command opens a temporary text file in the default text editor from within the sp_ctrl interface. You enter the command in the file, and it automatically executes when you save the file.

To use the edit command

1. If no commands were issued previously in the current session of sp_ctrl, type the first word of the command at the sp_ctrl prompt, then press Enter. Otherwise, skip this step. (Ignore the online help or error that is displayed.)

2. At the sp_ctrl prompt, issue the edit command to open a temporary text file.

   sp_ctrl(sysA)> edit

3. In the text file, use the editor’s standard commands to edit out any unwanted characters and type the command string.
4. Save and exit out of the file using the editor’s standard save command. The command executes immediately

Note: SharePlex provides keyboard shortcuts for the edit command in the for of the up arrow (  ) and the forward slash ( / ) keys.

Usage

Syntax

edit config

Use the edit config command to modify an inactive configuration file. This command opens the configuration in SharePlex’s default text editor. Modify and save the configuration using the tools provided by the editor.

To modify an active configuration, it is recommended that you copy the active configuration with the copy config command, and then edit the copy with the edit config command. When you activate the copy, the original configuration deactivates.

To view a list of configurations on a system, use the list config command. To view the contents of a configuration, use the view config command.

Usage

Syntax

Syntax description

Remote options

These options enable you to issue the command on a remote machine and to script commands that include a login name, password, port number, or combination of those items.

exit

Use the exit command to close the current session of sp_ctrl. Closing sp_ctrl does not shut down replication; all replication processes continue without interruption unless they have been stopped by a user. This command merely discontinues your session with sp_ctrl on that system. To run sp_ctrl again, change to the directory containing the SharePlex binaries and enter the ./sp_ctrl command (for Unix and Linux systems) or double-click the sp_ctrl shortcut (Windows systems).

There are no [on host] options for the exit command. It must be issued on the system where you want to stop running sp_ctrl.

This command is the same as the quit command.

Usage

Syntax

expand

Use the expand command to expand a wildcard specification and display it to the screen. This is particularly useful if you are not sure whether a wildcard specification will produce the list of tables that you want to replicate. For more information on how to use wildcards in the configuration file, see the SharePlex Administration Guide.

Usage

Syntax

Syntax description

Remote options

These options enable you to issue the command on a remote machine and to script commands that include a login name, password, port number, or combination of those items.