Running a Batch Job via the Windows Command Line - Finalist - 10.0

Finalist Guide

Product type
Software
Portfolio
Verify
Product family
Data Quality - Postals
Product
Finalist
Version
10.0
Language
English
Product name
Finalist
Title
Finalist Guide
Copyright
2023
First publish date
1984
Last updated
2024-05-15
Published on
2024-05-15T00:57:22.811031

To execute Finalist via a Windows command line:

  1. Navigate to the directory containing the Finalist executable (typically C:\Program Files\Precisely\FinalistXXX\bin)
  2. Execute the Finalist batch driver by issuing the command:

    .\Finalist.exe

  3. The syntax for parameters passed into the batch driver is as follows:

    Usage: finalist jobfile | -j jobfile [-g configfile][-l logfile][-c][-k][-v] [noconfirm][nokeypress][?][-h?]

    Where:

    Parameter Description
    jobfile Job file name (argument).
    -j jobfile Job file name (option).
    -g configfile PBFN configuration file name.
    -l logfile Log file name.
    -q Do not print 'Processing record.
    -c Overlay will occur without confirmation.
    -k Processing will terminate without user intervention.
    -v Display PBFN version information.
    noconfirm (like -c) Overlay will occur without confirmation.
    nokeypress (like -k) Processing will end without user intervention.
    ? Display PBFN version information.
    • A job file name must be specified either as an argument to the command line or using the -j option.
    • If the -g configfile option is not used, the default config file .\pbfn.cfg is used, unless a config file name is given in the job file.
    • The default log file is the job file name with a .log extension.
    • The default is to confirm overlay.
    • The default is to prompt for a key stroke before terminating.
    • Options and arguments can be in upper case, but file names are case sensitive.

Finalist.exe can also be safety executed via a batch script file (*.bat). Finalist.exe requires access to pbfn.dll. This can be done by executing while in the ./bin folder described above or by placing the Finalist ./bin folder in the Windows "path".

If you are executing with the DPV or LACSLink options, the security files (xxX.su$) must be in your current directory.