Add, edit, or delete POPs by command line
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
To add, edit, or delete POPs by command line
Do one of the following:
If no POP input file exists, create one by using a plain-text editor such as Notepad.
Export data from your existing database into a plain-text input file. Make sure that the data is formatted according to the steps in this procedure.
Open the plain-text input file and do one of the following:
To add or edit a POP: On a new line and using the following syntax for each POP you want to add or edit, type the data for each field in the order given. Follow each data item except the last with a comma and a space. These items are described in the following table.
[POP index], [Country/dependency ID], [Region ID], [POP name], [Area code], [Access number], [Minimum baud], [Maximum baud], [Reserved flag], [Service flag], [Dial-up entry]
For example:
1, 1, 0, Redmond, 425, 555-0134, 9600, 56000, 0, 120, ISP
Field Description Data type Characters allowed Limit POP index
Numerical POP identifier
Integer
All numbers
32,000 rows
Country/dependency ID
TAPI code
Integer
All numbers
No limit
Region ID
Numerical region identifier
Integer
All numbers (A zero (0) identifies all regions.)
No limit
POP name
Name given to the POP (maximum of 30 characters)
Text
All except comma (,) and double quotation mark (")
30 characters
Area code
Area code for the access number
Text
All numbers, hyphen (-), space ( )
10 characters
Access number
Phone number that subscribers can dial to reach your service
Text
All numbers, number sign (#), asterisk (*), hyphen (-), space ( )
35 characters
Minimum baud
Minimum baud rate of the POP
Integer
Typical modem speeds
No limit
Maximum baud
Maximum baud rate of the POP
Integer
Typical modem speeds
No limit
Reserved flag
Unassigned flag that must always be set to zero (0)
Integer
Zero (0)
No limit
Service flag
Decimal value representing a combination of POP settings
Integer
See Related Topics
No limit
Dial-up entry
Name of the entry created in the Dial-up Networking Entries pane in the Connection Manager Administration Kit, used in the Connection Manager profile (.cms file)
Text
All except comma (,), ampersand (&), percent (%), apostrophe ('), acute (´), agave (`), and double quotation mark (")
50 characters
To delete a POP:On a new line, first type the index number of the POP you want to delete. In each of the next nine fields, type a zero, followed by a comma. Leave the 11th field blank.
In the following example, the POP index number is 12:
12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
Press ENTER.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each POP you want to add, edit, or delete, and then save the file with a .txt extension.
Import the file.
Important
- If you intend to administer PBA from the command line, do not use spaces in the path to pbadmin.exe or in the path to the phone book files.
Notes
POPs and regions must be in separate files.
The ID number must be unique. If it matches the ID number of an existing POP, it overwrites that POP.
Phone book files saved in formats other than plain text (for example, Microsoft Word, WordPad, or Rich-Text Format) do not work properly.
Before you can import phone book files into a particular phone book, the phone book name must be registered in the Phone books list in Phone Book Administrator (PBA). If the phone book name does not appear in that list, you must create the phone book.
If you are importing POP files and region files by using separate commands, and if your POPs require region information, import your region file first.
The country.txt file included in the PBA directory will help you determine the required country or dependency code you will need for your POP files.
Phone Book Administrator (PBA) is available only in English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. However, you can create a phone book in another language by running PBA on an operating system optimized for that language.
Information about functional differences
- Your server might function differently based on the version and edition of the operating system that is installed, your account permissions, and your menu settings. For more information, see Viewing Help on the Web.
See Also
Concepts
Import an existing POP list by command line
Service types (POP settings)
Add a new phone book by command line
Administer phone books
Use your existing database with Phone Book Administrator
Connection Point Services Troubleshooting