makepipe Utility
Important
This utility has been deprecated in MicrosoftSQL Server.
The makepipe utility tests the integrity of the network Named Pipe services, in conjunction with readpipe.
Syntax
makepipe [/h] [/w] [/ppipe_name]
Arguments
/h
Displays usage information./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 an instance of Microsoft SQL Server.
The makepipe utility is not installed by SQL Server Setup. It can be found on the SQL Server compact disc.