Running Usage Import from the Command Line

There are six correct forms for Usage Import command-line syntax: (optional parameters enclosed in [])

  1. To determine the command-line syntax from the command line:

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IMPORT.EXE help
  1. To import a log file:

IMPORT.EXE [-silence] log="x" [logsource="x"] [db="x"] [messagelog="x"]

log is the path to a log file to import. The text here is equivalent to the text that would be typed into log location in the Log File Manager.
  1. To delete from the database:

IMPORT.EXE [-silence] delete="x" [db="x"] [messagelog="x"]

This task is equivalent to the Delete option on the Tools menu. The filter specified with the delete argument is equivalent to the filter typed into that window.
  1. To look up HTML titles:

IMPORT.EXE [-silence] title="x" [db="x"] [messagelog="x"]

This task is equivalent to the Lookup HTML Titles option on the Tools menu. The filter specified with the title argument is equivalent to the filter typed into that window.
  1. To resolve IP addresses:

IMPORT.EXE [-silence] action="ipresolution" [db="x"] [messagelog="x"]

This task is equivalent to the Resolve IP Addresses option on the Tools menu.
  1. To run Whois queries:

IMPORT.EXE [-silence] action="whois" [db="x"] [messagelog="x"]

This task is equivalent to the Whois Organizations option on the Tools menu.


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