ENABLE - Teradata Vantage - Database Engine 20

Database Utilities

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Database Engine 20
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
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Teradata Vantage™

The ENABLE command sets a specified flag in the file system to TRUE. This enables certain features of Ferret.

Syntax

{ ENABLE | ENA } { flag | ? } [,...]

Syntax Elements

flag
Specifies the flag that will be set to true. The following equivalent flags are available:

SCRIPT, SCRIPT MODE, and SCRIPTMODE

Script mode is disabled by default, and should be explicitly enabled before running scripts that call Ferret. When script mode is enabled, the Ferret ABORT and INQUIRE commands are disabled.

?
Displays a complete list of available flags.

Example: Enabling Ferret Script Mode

An example is shown here:

Ferret ==>
enable script