makepipe Utility

The makepipe utility tests the integrity of the network Named Pipe services, in conjunction with readpipe.

Syntax

makepipe [/h] [/w] [/p pipe_name]

Arguments

/h

Displays usage.

/w

Specifies the wait time, in seconds, between read and write. The default is 0.

/p pipe_name

Is the name of the pipe. The default pipe_name is abc.

Remarks

This diagnostic utility checks to see if the named pipes are working. Use it (along with readpipe) if you cannot connect to Microsoft® SQL Server™.

See Also

readpipe Utility