http://greggsmith.net/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=MarkpaSDU - User contributions [en]2026-07-27T12:23:59ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.26.1http://greggsmith.net/wiki/index.php?title=Command-Line_Interface&diff=1411Command-Line Interface2008-03-03T22:58:40Z<p>Markpa: New page: These are notes I made re using the command line interface with v6, I have no idea if they will relate to r11 but would not expect the command line interface to have changed. <nowiki>Plea...</p>
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<div>These are notes I made re using the command line interface with v6, I have no idea if they will relate to r11 but would not expect the command line interface to have changed.<br />
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<nowiki>Please excuse the format but trying to manage wiki formatting with all the -'s and %'s was too painful.</nowiki><br />
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The quickest summary of the command can be obtained by using the standard -h help switch<br />
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>pdm_text_cmd -h<br />
pdm_text_cmd: Text API Command Line Interface - Sends text commands to Text API Daemon.<br />
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Usage: pdm_text_cmd -t table { -u from_userid | -p from_persid } [-o operation] [-f input_file] [-T timeout] [-h]<br />
Where:<br />
-t = Table to process.<br />
-o = Operation to perform. Valid: NEW|UPD|UPDATE|UPDO|UPDATE_ONLY. Default: NEW<br />
-f = File to process. Default is to use STDIN.<br />
-u = Cmd from userid.<br />
-p = Cmd from persid.<br />
-T = Time out in seconds.<br />
-h = This help.<br />
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Table and Operation parameters are case-insensitive.<br />
Valid Table values are listed in the Options section of the text_api.cfg file.<br />
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Valid tables are: ASSET CHANGE CONTACT ISSUE REQUEST<br />
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If no parameters are defined in file all text is assumed to be description.<br />
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Summary is created as first 60 characters of description if not otherwise set.<br />
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Will default assignee where requestor is an analyst.<br />
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Parameters can be specified as below in file<br />
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>pdm_text_cmd -t REQUEST -u st00002 -f pdm_text_cmd.text (default operation is NEW)<br />
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where pdm_text_cmd.text is<br />
%SUMMARY=My Summary<br />
%DESCRIPTION=Please fix the problem I've described in the description<br />
%PRIORITY=3<br />
%CUSTOMER=mparssey<br />
%CATEGORY=Hardware<br />
%ASSIGNEE=agrainger<br />
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To update an existing record<br />
>pdm_text_cmd -t REQUEST -u mparssey -o UPDATE -f change_status.txt<br />
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where change_status.txt is<br />
%SEARCH=REQUEST_ID<br />
%REQUEST_ID=102953<br />
%STATUS=Work In Progress<br />
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where you can write %SEARCH=keyword1;keyword2;keyword3<br />
%keyword1=value1<br />
%keyword2=value2<br />
%keyword3=value3<br />
%keyword4=new value1<br />
%keyword5=new value2<br />
%keyword6=new value3<br />
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You can add multiple requests to a file using %%%%% as the separator.<br />
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