usage of APT_CONFIG_FILE

tatireddi · Post by **tatireddi** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:58 am

Hi,

I have a DS7.5.1 single server installation on unix. I want to use the APT_CONFIG_FILE variable to execute the dsjob, which gives me the flexibilty of design and assign the variable values in a single config file.
I don't want to have the env variables defined. i defined the value of APT_CONFIG_FILE in the dsenv file.

This is the below command whicj i used

dsjob -run -param '$APT_CONFIG_FILE=/home/srini/scripts_2_test/variable.txt' proj test_seq
Error -3 getting information for parameter '$APT_CONFIG_FILE'

regards
srini

Status code = -3 DSJE_BADPARAM

Pls. do let me know how to use the APT_CONFIG_FILE parameter.

mctny · Post by **mctny** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:06 am

and you are trying to do these for a server job in a DS server edition?

tatireddi · Post by **tatireddi** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:10 am

Hi Cetin:

Yes, i am doing on the DS Server edition.

mctny · Post by **mctny** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:07 am

tatireddi wrote:Hi Cetin:

Yes, i am doing on the DS Server edition.

Gurus,

Correct me if I am wrong but the APT_CONFIG_FILE and its usage is only for parallel edition not for server edition, if you don't have DS PX ( DSEE) installed you cannot use it.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:16 am

It's an environment variable, so would not say you couldn't "use" it - but you certainly couldn't for the purpose that it was intended.

mctny · Post by **mctny** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:22 am

chulett wrote:It's an environment variable, so would not say you couldn't "use" it - but you certainly couldn't for the purpose that it was intended.

So, it is quite normal that you are getting the error.

michaeld · Post by **michaeld** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:08 pm

You need to define the variable in your job as a parameter. Go to parameters and import it from your environment variables. Then you can pass it a value with dsjob.exe.

Did you create the config file using DS Manager? DS Manager allows you to test your config files.

rafik2k · Post by **rafik2k** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:20 pm

michaeld wrote:You need to define the variable in your job as a parameter. Go to parameters and import it from your environment variables. Then you can pass it a value with dsjob.exe.

Did you create the config file using DS Manager? DS Manager allows you to test your config files.

Could u plz let me how to create config file and test it using server edition through manager??

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:28 pm

The configuration file specified by APT_CONFIG_FILE is for parallel jobs.

You are trying to specify it for a server job.

Anything you create with the Configurations editor in Manager will make no sense whatsoever in a server job.

For what purpose do you want to use a "configuration file"? Might I suggest that you use a different environment variable or job parameter name for the name of your file. In this way you will not confuse your support providers.