Data Transformation Engine SQL/MP Adapter Reference Guide
SQL/MP Adapter Reference Guide 
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Chapter 2 - Command Alias 
Specify the NonStop SQL/MP adapter commands on the command line using an 
execution command string or using the Platform API. You can also create a 
command file, shell script, or batch file that contains the desired adapter 
commands for map execution. For information about all of the options you can 
use with the execution commands for adapters or how to create a command file, 
refer to the Execution Commands Reference Guide. 
For example, an existing data source (which is a file) can be overridden and 
specified to be a database using the Input Source Override - Database execution 
command (
-ID). Or, you can override an existing data target that is a table in one 
database with a table in a different database using the Output Source Override - 
Database execution command (
-OD). For information about all of the options to 
use within these database execution commands, refer to the Execution Commands 
Reference Guide 
The values specified using the Input Source Override - Database execution 
command (
-ID) and the Output Source Override - Database execution command 
(
-OD) can be used to designate a query or table to be used as the data source or 
target, or to override one or more of the adapter commands of an existing 
database definition as follows: 
♦  using a database/query (.mdq) file 
Specify the name of an .mdq file and the name of a particular database that 
will override the appropriate adapter settings. In this usage, the .mdq file 
must be available at map execution time. The values in the .mdq file will 
override all values defined in the map. 
♦  not using an .mdq file 
Use a command string that includes all of the database-specific adapter 
commands necessary to specify the desired settings for a map. An .mdq file is 
not used. 
For examples of various ways to use the database-specific adapter commands on 
the command line, refer to the Resource Adapters Reference Guide. 










