Logical Database Name (-ld)

Use Logical Database Name (-ld) to assign the logical name to a database. If you omit this parameter, OpenEdge uses the physical database name (without the path or .db suffix).

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

The logical database name.

The name must be a valid identifier, which means:

  • It can be up to 32 characters long.
  • It can be any combination of English letters and numbers, underscore (_), and dash (-) characters.
  • The first character must be an uppercase or lowercase letter.

A logical database name cannot include ABL reserved words, a space, any accented letters, or any of the following special characters: 

\ "  '  *  ;  |  ?  [  ]  (  )   !   {  }  <  >

For more information about logical database names, see Develop ABL Applications and Manage the OpenEdge Database.