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| ==== Uses of Environment Variables and Shell Commands ==== | ==== Uses of Environment Variables and Shell Commands ==== | ||
| - | Environment variables and shell commands can be used in several locations in the Omnidex product, as shown in the following list: | + | Environment variables and shell commands can be used in many locations in the Omnidex product. In most cases, environment variables and shell commands can be used whenever a filename can be referenced in the Omnidex product. Environment variables and shell commands can also be used in CREATE statements that generate Omnidex Environment Files. The following is a list of common uses for environment variables and shell commands within the product: |
| === Connection Strings === | === Connection Strings === | ||
| - | Environment variables and shell commands can be use in each portion of the connection string. Consult the documentation on [[dev:connections:home|Connection Strings]]. | + | Connection strings are used in many places within the Omnidex product. Environment variables and shell commands can be use in each portion of the connection string. Consult the documentation on [[dev:connections:home|Connection Strings]]. |
| === CREATE DATABASE Statement === | === CREATE DATABASE Statement === | ||
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| Environment variables and shell commands can be used for target filename for the EXPORT statement. | Environment variables and shell commands can be used for target filename for the EXPORT statement. | ||
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| + | === ATTACH Statement === | ||
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| + | Environment variables and shell commands can be used for Omnidex Standalone Table filenames in the ATTACH statement. | ||
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| + | === UPDATE INDEXES Statement === | ||
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| + | Environment variables and shell commands can be used for the log directory named in the LOG_DIR option of the UPDATE INDEXES statement. | ||
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| + | === $RETRIEVE_FILE Function === | ||
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| + | Environment variables and shell commands can be used in the filename parameter of the $RETRIEVE_FILE SQL function. | ||
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