Neoview Script Guide (R2.2)

Table of Contents
About This Document.......................................................................................................15
Intended Audience................................................................................................................................15
New and Changed Information in This Edition...................................................................................15
Document Organization.......................................................................................................................15
Notation Conventions...........................................................................................................................16
General Syntax Notation.................................................................................................................16
Related Documentation........................................................................................................................17
Neoview Support Library................................................................................................................18
Neoview Customer Library.............................................................................................................18
Publishing History................................................................................................................................19
HP Encourages Your Comments..........................................................................................................20
1 Introduction to Neoview Script...................................................................................21
2 Installing Neoview Script.............................................................................................23
Preinstallation Procedures....................................................................................................................23
Installing and Verifying the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)......................................................23
Installing and Verifying the Neoview JDBC Type 4 Driver............................................................26
Installing Perl or Python..................................................................................................................27
Installation Procedures.........................................................................................................................27
Downloading the Installer...............................................................................................................27
Verifying the Version of the Installer File........................................................................................28
Running the Installer.......................................................................................................................28
Postinstallation Procedures...................................................................................................................34
Verifying the Installed Software Files..............................................................................................34
Verifying the Installed Version of Neoview Script..........................................................................35
Setting the Look and Feel of the Neoview Script Interface.............................................................35
Testing the Launch of Neoview Script............................................................................................41
3 Launching the Neoview Script Interface....................................................................43
Launching the Neoview Script Interface on Windows.........................................................................43
Creating a Shortcut to hpnvs.cmd...................................................................................................43
Launching the Neoview Script Interface on Linux or UNIX................................................................46
Setting the PATH of hpnvs.sh..........................................................................................................46
Presetting the Optional Launch Parameters....................................................................................47
Logging In to the Database Platform....................................................................................................47
Default Login...................................................................................................................................47
Login Parameters.............................................................................................................................50
Using Optional Launch Parameters................................................................................................50
Exiting the Neoview Script Interface....................................................................................................54
4 Running Commands Interactively in the Neoview Script Interface.........................55
Neoview Script Interface......................................................................................................................55
Product Banner................................................................................................................................55
Interface Prompts............................................................................................................................55
Breaking the Command Line...........................................................................................................55
Case Sensitivity................................................................................................................................56
Using Neoview Script Interface Commands........................................................................................56
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