makepipe Command-line Utility

Tests the integrity of the network named pipe services, in conjunction with readpipe.

Syntax

makepipe [/h] [/w] [/p pipename]

where

/h

Displays usage.

/w

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

/p pipename

Is the name of the pipe. The default pipename 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 SQL Server.

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