The Contact sample includes batch files that carry out initial synchronizations and illustrate MobiLink server and dbmlsync command lines. You can examine the contents of the following batch files, located in samples-dir\MobiLink\Contact, in a text editor:
step1.bat
step2.bat
step3.bat
Start the MobiLink server.
At a command prompt, navigate to samples-dir\MobiLink\Contact and execute the following command:
step1
This command runs a batch file that starts the MobiLink server in a verbose mode. This mode is useful during development or troubleshooting, but has a significant performance impact and so would not be used in a routine production environment.
Synchronize both remote databases.
At a command prompt, navigate to samples-dir\MobiLink\Contact.
Execute the following command:
step2
This is a batch file that synchronizes both remote databases.
Shut down the MobiLink server.
At a command prompt, navigate to samples-dir\MobiLink\Contact.
Execute the following command:
step3
This is a batch file that shuts down the MobiLink server.
To explore how synchronization works in the Contact sample, you can use Interactive SQL to modify the data in the remote and consolidated databases, and use the batch files to synchronize.