How to automate Oracle Data Pump export script with input pop-up in RDM?

How to automate Oracle Data Pump export script with input pop-up in RDM?

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Hi everyone,
I’m trying to automate an Oracle database export task using Data Pump (expdp) within Remote Desktop Manager (RDM), but I want certain fields in the script to be filled dynamically via an input pop-up before execution.
Here’s the script I currently use, which works fine when run manually:

expdp directory=bkp dumpfile=EXAMPLE_DUMP.dmp logfile=EXAMPLE_DUMP_expdb.log JOB_NAME=EXAMPLE_JOB schemas=EXAMPLE_SCHEMA EXCLUDE=TABLE_STATISTICS consistent=y

What I want:

  1. For RDM (or a script run from RDM) to open an input pop-up requesting the values for fields that change each time, such as:
    • dumpfile
    • logfile
    • JOB_NAME
    • schemas
  2. After filling in these values, the script should execute automatically with the provided input.

What I’ve tried so far:

  • Running the script directly in RDM, but it doesn’t support dynamic interactive input.
  • Looking for RDM script input parameters, but I couldn’t find clear examples for Oracle Data Pump.

Questions:
Does anyone know how to create this kind of interactive prompt in RDM to fill in script fields before execution? Or is there a way to automate this in RDM without manually editing the script every time?

Does anyone have a step-by-step guide or a valid link/tutorial showing how to create this kind of interactive input pop-up in RDM for scripts? Any example setup or instructions would be highly appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your help!

All Comments (1)

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Hello albertopereira,

Thank you for reaching out to the Devolutions support team.

This could be done by setting parameters in a PowerShell session.
The option prompt for parameters before opening should let you set them to the desired value.

The arguments Arg[1]... can also be used in the script to set these values as a variable.

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Best regards,

Patrick Ouimet

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