Command Line Interface

The command line interface allows you to produce clear and readable batch programs using parameters created for all of the MFT Platform Server functions.

To write clear batch programs, long descriptive parameter names are needed. However, interactive command typing needs to be brief. Therefore, several methods for specifying parameters to the command line are supported.

Any given parameter can be specified using:
  • environment variables
  • short (1 or 2 characters) command line parameters
  • long command line parameters
Note: The environment variable settings stay active until you change it or remove it using the SET command with no value specified.

In the GUI panels, the values of the previous transfer are saved in the Registry and used as defaults for the next transaction. Values that are used for a transaction in the command line program, however, are not saved in the Registry.