Additional /schemaexport and /schemaimport Arguments

This topic gives detailed description of command line switches and examples of their usage.

/schemaexport Arguments

To get more information on switches related to schema export in the command line interface, type:

C:\Program Files\Devart\Compare Bundle for Oracle\dbForge Schema Compare for Oracle>schemacompare.com /schemaexport /?

Below all switches of this option are described, together with usage examples.

Argument Action and Usage
/connection The switch is used to specify a connection string with additional parameters. The command usage is as follows:
/connection:<connection_string>
An example of using the /connection argument:
/connection:"User Id=some_user_id;Password=password;Server=ORCL;Unicode=True;Pooling=False"
/outputfile Use this switch to specify a file name for storing the schema. This switch overrides the file name specified in the schema export project. The command usage is as follows:
/outputfile:<file_name>
An example of using the /outputfile argument:
/outputfile:"D:\sample.sql"
/password Use this switch to specify a server password. This switch overrides the password specified in the schema export project or in the connection string. The command usage is as follows:
/password:<pw>
An example of using the /password argument:
/password:"1wert45"
/projectfile Use this switch to specify the required schema export project. Some project option can be overridden by switches. The command usage is as follows:
/projectfile:<file_name>
An example of using the /projectfile argument:
/projectfile:"D:\sample.backup"
/schema Use this switch to specify a schema to be exported. The switch overrides the schema specified in the schema export project or in the connection string. The command usage is as follows:
/schema:<schema_name>
An example of using the /schema argument:
/schema:"scott"

Below is the example of the /shcemaexport arguments usage:

C:\Program Files\Devart\Compare Bundle for Oracle\dbForge Schema Compare for Oracle>schemacompare.com /schemaexport /connection:"User Id=yourusername;Server=ORCL1020" /outputfile:"D:\sample.sql" /password:"yourpassword" /projectfile:"D:\sample.backup" /schema:SCOTT /encoding:"UTF-8" 

/schemaimport Arguments

To get more information on switches related to schema import in the command line interface, type:

C:\Program Files\Devart\Compare Bundle for Oracle\dbForge Schema Compare for Oracle>schemacompare.com /schemaimport /?

Below all switches of this option are described, together with usage examples.

Argument Action and Usage
/connection The switch is used to specify a connection string with additional parameters. The command usage is as follows:
/connection:<connection_string>
An example of using the /connection argument:
/connection:"User Id=some_user_id;Password=password;Server=ORCL;Unicode=True;Pooling=False"
/encoding Use this switch to specify the necessary encoding for opening and executing the script. The command usage is as follows:
/encoding:<codepage|encoding name>
An example of using the /encoding argument:
/projectfile:"UTF-8"
/inputfile Use this switch to specify an SQL or ZIP file with the schema script. The command usage is as follows:
/inputfile:<file_name>
An example of using the /inputfile argument:
/inputfile:"D:sample.zip"
/password Use this switch to specify a server password. This switch overrides the password specified in the connection string. The command usage is as follows:
/password:<pw>
An example of using the /password argument:
/password:"1wert45"
/schema Use this switch to specify a schema to be imported. The switch overrides the schema specified in the connection string. The ALTER SESSION SET CURRENT_SCHEMA statements will be ignored. It doesn’t affect objects with fully qualified names. The command usage is as follows:
/schema:<schema_name_>
An example of using the /schema argument:
/schema:"scott"

Below is the example of the /shcemaimport arguments usage:

C:\Program Files\Devart\dbForge Schema Compare for Oracle>schemacompare.com /schemaimport /connection:"User Id=yourusername;Server=ORCL1020" /password:"yourpassword" /schema:SCOTT /inputfile:"D:\HR.sql" /encoding:"UTF-8"