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+====== Command line options ======
+The command line is a text string that is passed to the system whenever any program is executed; it contains the path to the program with the following set of parameters. In Windows, you can start a program via Start Menu "Run..." command or by clicking on a Shortcut on the Desktop or in Start menu. If you start a program by clicking a Shortcut, you can edit the command line for the program in Shortcut Properties' "Target" input box.
+DBF Manager supports command line parameters for batch file processing:
+dbfmanager.exe -i <file or folder> [-o <output folder>] (/sql|/txt|/xml|/xls|/access) /v
+where:
+-i <file or folder> specifies that the next argument is a source file or folder. If not specified the program uses current path.
+-o <save path> specifies that the next argument is a target folder. If not specified the program uses source path.
+/sql generate an sql script
+/txt export to text/csv file
+/xml export to xml file format
+/xls export to MS Excel xls file format
+/access export to MS Access mdb file format
+Optional parameters:
+/brackets if specified fields are enclosed with square brackets
+-blob "custom_field_type" if specified blob(memo) fields would have custom_field_type type, e.g. -blob "Varchar(8000)", -blob "Varchar(max)"
+/double enclose all string values with double quotes. Default is single quotes
+/date2char changes field type from datetime to varchar
+/v specifies that the program should show progress window
+/comments adds original field type, length and decimal
+-qualifier value you can define the any qualifier for fields in the target text or xml file. You may use
+none, singlequote, doublequote or any custom character. Default value is none.
+-delimiter value  you can define the separator of fields in the target text file. You may use tab, space or any custom character. Default value is tab.
+/nolog specifies that the program will not create log file
+**Note: This feature is not available for Regular licenses.**