imageapp Command—Build ABF or Vision Application Image

The imageapp command builds an application image from an Applications-By-Forms (ABF) or Vision application.

Note: This command replaces the abfimage command.

For more information about building application images, see the Forms-based Application Development Tools User Guide or Character-based Querying and Reporting Tools User Guide.

The imageapp command has the following format:

imageapp dbname |vnode::dbname[/server_class] applname [-oimagename] [-f]
[-constants_file='pathname'] [-5.0] [-w|+wopen] [-uusername] [-Ggroupid]
[-Rroleid]

• dbname

  Indicates the name of the database, and if required, the vnode and server_class, as described in Standard Flags and Parameters.

• applname

  Indicates the name of the application from which the image will be built.

• -oimagename

  Specifies the name of the new image.

• -f

  Forces recompiling of all objects in the application.

• -constants_file='pathname'

  Specifies the constant file to use.

• -5.0

  Specifies 5.0 compatibility mode.

• -w

  Suppresses display of warning messages.

• +wopen

  Directs ABF or Vision to display warnings when illegal OpenSQL statements are detected.

• -uusername

  Specifies the effective user for the session, as described in Standard Flags and Parameters.

• -Ggroupid

  Specifies a group identifier, as described in Standard Flags and Parameters.

  On VMS, enclose this parameter in double quotation marks ("Ggroupid").

• -Rroleid

  Specifies a role identifier, as described in Standard Flags and Parameters.

  On VMS, enclose this parameter in double quotation marks ("-Rroleid").