Use Auto Reconnect (-autoReconnect) to reestablish connections to disconnected databases that were specified using startup parameters.

When a STOP condition is raised, GUI and character-mode ABL sessions are reset and restarted if the STOP condition is not handled by the application. If -autoReconnect is specified, the AVM attempts to reestablish connections to any disconnected databases (including shared-memory connections) that were specified through startup parameters. This happens immediately before running the procedure specified by the -p startup parameter. If the database connections cannot be reestablished during a restart, the AVM does not attempt to run the procedure. Instead, the AVM exits to the operating system.

Operating system and syntax UNIX / Windows -autoReconnect
Use with Maximum value Minimum value Single-user default Multi-user default
Client Connection — — — —

Auto Reconnect (-autoReconnect) only applies to GUI or character-mode clients. The parameter is a no-op if specified for batch-mode clients or application server sessions.

When running without -autoReconnect, the ABL session is reset and and the procedure specified by the -p startup parameter is run, without attempting to reconnect to any databases that were specified at startup using startup parameters.

For more information, see Learn about automatic database reconnect.