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Running Copy ICS Database from the Command Line

Run Copy ICS Database from the command line using copics32.exe, which is installed to the InfoConnect program folder. It supports the following command line parameters.

notes

The default InfoConnect program folder on English language systems is C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\InfoConnect on 64-bit systems and C:\Program Files\Micro Focus\InfoConnect on 32-bit systems.

If /D and /N are both included on the command line, the Copy ICS Database Utility dialog box does not appear when you run the executable file.

Parameter Function
/I filename Specifies the name of the InfoConnect database to copy. Be sure to include the correct drive and folder. If you omit the /I parameter, the database associated with the Windows system running this utility is used automatically.
/D destination Specifies the folder where the copy will be created.If you omit the /D parameter, the Copy ICS Database Utility runs, displaying the values for any other command line parameters that you have specified.
/N newdir Specifies the location of the executable files that will be specified in the copy of the database.If you omit the /N parameter, the Copy ICS Database Utility runs, displaying the values for any other command line parameters that you have specified.
/B1 Uses a 16-bit InfoConnect database.If you omit the /B1 parameter, the 32-bit database is used automatically.

Example

To copy your own database to the USER1 directory on file server F: and change the location of the executables to F:\INFOCONNECT, you would type the following on the command line:

COPICS32.EXE /D F:\USER1 /N F:\INFOCONNECT