Automate script execution

Last modified: August 8, 2024

You can automate script execution using the command line.

Note

To run the Command Line in Windows 10:

From the Desktop Mode

Move the mouse cursor to the exact lower left corner until the desktop shortcuts menu appears.

Right-click to see the shortcut menu and than click Run.

From the Charms Bar

Move your mouse to the upper right corner until the Charms Bar appears.

Select Apps from the list and type ‘run’ in the search box.

Click Run from the search results.

Use Windows + R Shortcut Keys

In desktop mode, press the Windows + R keys, to show the Run command line.

In the window that opens, type cmd and press Enter.

1. Type a path to the datacompare.com file located in dbForge Data Compare for MySQL Server installation folder on your PC, and then press SPACE.

C:\Program Files\Devart\dbForge Compare Bundle for MySQL Standard\dbForge Data Compare for MySQL Server\datacompare.com

2. To execute the corresponding script, use the /execute command, and press the SPACE key.

C:\Program Files\Devart\dbForge Compare Bundle for MySQL Standard\dbForge Data Compare for MySQL Server>datacompare.com /execute /?

3. Specify connection details of the server where to execute the script.

C:\Program Files\Devart\dbForge Compare Bundle for MySQL Standard\dbForge Data Compare for MySQL Server>datacompare.com /execute/connection:"Host=JordanSanders;Port=3306;User Id=yourusername;Password=yourpassword;Character Set=utf8"

4. Specify the script file.

C:\Program Files\Devart\dbForge Compare Bundle for MySQL Standard\dbForge Data Compare for MySQL Server>datacompare.com /execute/connection:"Host=JordanSanders;Port=3306;User Id=yourusername;Password=yourpassword;Character Set=utf8" /inputfile:"script.sql"

5. To hide the command-line window, use the /quiet command. (Useful for batch files).

C:\Program Files\Devart\dbForge Compare Bundle for MySQL Standard\dbForge Data Compare for MySQL Server>datacompare.com /execute/connection:"Host=JordanSanders;Port=3306;User Id=yourusername;Password=yourpassword;Character Set=utf8" /inputfile:"script.sql" /quiet

6. Press ENTER to run the process.

If you use the /argfile argument, all the following commands are specified inside an argfile:

/execute

/connection:"Data Source=;Integrated Security=False;User ID=yourusername"

/inputfile:"script.sql"

In this case, the command-line string will be written as follows:

C:\Program Files\Devart\dbForge Compare Bundle for MySQL Standard\dbForge Data Compare for MySQL Server>datacompare.com /argfile:myarg.txt

Arguments used in the command line

Select corresponding command-line switches to perform the required operations:

Argument	Action and Usage
/connection	This switch is used to specify a connection string. The command usage looks like: `/connection:<connection_string>`.
/database	This switch allows you to specify a database to execute the script to. Databases specified in the script before will be ignored. It does not affect the objects specified with fully qualified names.
/encoding	This switch is used to specify the encoding which should be applied to open and execute the script. The command-line usage looks as follows: `/encoding:<encoding>`.
/exitcodes	The switch is applied to list possible exit codes that can be returned by the command-line process.
/inputfile	You can use the switch to specify an SQL or ZIP file with the script to execute.
/password	The switch allows specifying a server password. It overrides the password specified in the connection string. The command-line usage looks like: `/password:<yourpassword>`.
/zippassword	This switch is used to enter a password for a protected archive that contains the script. The command-line usage looks as follows: `/zippassword:<zip password>`.