How do I create a connection string on the command line without referencing a pre-formed connection in the GUI?

[mango333]

I'm using SchemaCompare Pro 4.0.32, due to issues we're having with 4.1.32.

I want to create a snapshot on the command line using something like the following, but it's not working.

SchemaCompare.com /snapshot /compress:True /connection:"host:ServerAlias;database:MyDB;Integrated Security=True" /file:"I:\Build_TargetSnapshots\MyDB_snapshot.snap"

[mango333]

I figured it out...

It seems the /connection switch does some things behind the scenes based on the way your format it.

This worked. /snapshot wants a /database parameter, so including it in the connection string is useless.
SchemaCompare.com /snapshot /compress:True /connection:"server:ServerAlias;Integrated Security=True" /database:MyDatabase /file:"I:\Build_TargetSnapshots\MyDB_snapshot.snap"

This also works, but requires a pre-formatted connection with the name "ServerAlias" in the GUI to get a security context.
SchemaCompare.com /snapshot /compress:True /connection:"server:ServerAlias" /database:MyDatabase /file:"I:\Build_TargetSnapshots\MyDB_snapshot.snap"

[alexa]

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