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Command-Line Tools Output Strings Incorrectly on Windows

Valid in all localized versions on Windows

Symptom:

Command line utilities display incorrect characters in output.

Solution:

Use the pdm_cmd.exe program to run all command line tools. The pdm_cmd utility converts output strings of the command line tool from UTF8 to UNICODE, so it can display the output strings in a foreign language. For example, to display output characters for pdm_webcache correctly, run the following command:

pdm_cmd pdm_webcache

If the command line file name does not end with .exe, use the full file name on the command line.

For example, use the following command to publish Web Screen Painter schema changes.

pdm_cmd pdm_publish.cmd 

Use the following command to start the ODBC driver.

pdm_cmd pdm_odbc_start.bat

Note: Any command line tool that displays incorrect characters must run pdm_cmd.