Create the OpenEdge database
- Last Updated: February 11, 2026
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- OpenEdge
- Version 13.0
- Documentation
You can use the
prodb utility to create a new
OpenEdge database. This utility copies a source database to a new target database.Note: To use the
prodb utility, you must first start a proenv
session.Note: The
prodb utility does not copy the external
triggers associated with the database being copied.Syntax
prodb <new database name> <original database>
If the target database is not in the current directory or in the DLC, then
qualify the database name with the absolute or relative path.
prodb directory-path/<new database> directory-path/<original database>Example
The following example illustrates how to create an OpenEdge database with
prodb.- Start
proenvfrom the following menu path:Note: In UNIX, from the shell prompt run$DLC/bin/proenv. - To create a new database called
myNewDBfrom a copy of thesports2000database, enter the following:prodb myNewDB sports2000