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AutoDNA Command Line

The command line to execute AutoDNA.exe can come from a command prompt, a desktop shortcut, or a Run command. The DMM Director command line can take several options, some of which require a parameter.

Command Line Syntax

The command line syntax for executing DMM Director from a command prompt, a shortcut, or a Run command is as follows:

AutoDNA.exe <path and file name of the migration file> 

Command Line Rules

These rules apply to DMM Director command lines:

• If a path or file name contains any spaces, the path or file name must be enclosed in quotes.
• Command line options are not case-sensitive.
• A hyphen can be substituted for the forward slash (/), but one or the other must separate options and be preceded by a space.

  Both of the following are valid command lines:

  AutoDNA.exe /?
  

  AutoDNA.exe -?
  

• Parameters to the various options must follow directly after the related option and be separated by at least one space or tab.
• Command line options requiring a file name parameter must include the file name. File names can specify an absolute or a UNC path.

  Absolute path example:

  "C:\DNA Director\AutoDNA.exe"
  

  UNC path example:

  \\MyServer\MyVol\DNA Director\AutoDNA.exe
  

• Variables can be used in file paths and file names. Variable substitutions must be surrounded by the percentage characters (%). DMM Director replaces the variable with the corresponding value. Variables are case-insensitive strings and can be the system's environmental variables, such as WINDIR, or special CA DMM variables.