Understanding Command-Line Arguments

You can pass an almost unlimited number of command-line arguments to SQR at runtime. On some platforms, the operating system imposes a limit on the number of arguments or the total size of the command line. Passing arguments is especially useful in automated reports, such as those that are invoked by scripts or menu-driven applications.

You can pass arguments to SQR on the command line, in files, or with the SQRFLAGS environment variable. When you pass arguments in a file, reference the file name on the command line and put one argument on each line of the file. This avoids any limits that are imposed by the operating system.

To reference a file on the command line, precede its name with the @ sign as shown in the following code example:

sqr myreport sammy/baker arg1 arg2 @file.dat

In this example, arg1 and arg2 are passed to SQR, followed by the file.dat file. Each line in file.dat has an additional argument.