Neoview Script Guide (R2.2)

3 Launching the Neoview Script Interface
This chapter describes how to launch the Neoview Script interface from the Windows, Linux, or
UNIX environment:
• “Launching the Neoview Script Interface on Windows” (page 43)
• “Launching the Neoview Script Interface on Linux or UNIX” (page 46)
• “Logging In to the Database Platform” (page 47)
• “Using Optional Launch Parameters” (page 50)
• “Launching Neoview Script Without Connecting to the Database” (page 53)
• “Running Neoview Script With -version” (page 54)
• “Exiting the Neoview Script Interface”
For information about launching Neoview Script from Perl or Python, see Chapter 6 (page 75).
Launching the Neoview Script Interface on Windows
1. Find the Windows launch file, hpnvs.cmd, in the Neoview Script bin folder:
2. Double-click the hpnvs.cmd file.
The Neoview Script interface appears, prompting you to enter the host name or IP address
of the database platform, your user name, password, and a data source name. See “Logging
In to the Database Platform” (page 47).
Creating a Shortcut to hpnvs.cmd
To enable a user to launch Neoview Script from a shortcut icon on the desktop:
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