Syntax
/ffilename
Recognized by
All recipe programs.
Description
The Command Line File parameter enables you to specify a list of command line parameters in a text file called a command line parameter file. The parameters included in the file are treated as if you entered them on the command line. This allows you to enter very long command lines.
You can create parameter files using a text editor. The name of the parameter file can be any valid 8.3 file name; however, the Recipe Package assumes the parameter file you specify resides in the Local path. If the file resides in a different path, you must include the complete path along with the file name. The following examples illustrate this.
Examples: Command Line File Parameter
RCPDOWN /fBEER.TXT
RCPUP /fC:\BEER.TXT
Notice in the first example, the Recipe Download system task reads the file BEER.TXT from the Local path for its command line parameters. In the second example, the Recipe Upload task reads the same file from the root directory.
The Command Line File parameter cannot be used with any other parameters. Similarly, you cannot include the Command Line File parameter in the file specified.
Consider the following examples:
RCP.EXE /fBEER.TXT /cBeer
RCP.EXE /cBeer /fBEER.TXT
Both of these examples cause an error message box to appear. If the Recipe Upload or Recipe Download system tasks had been used instead, the error would appear in the audit trail as an aborted upload or download.
