Understand includes a PERL API which allows you to directly
query the Understand database. If you want to create your own
report, or gather information in a manner that we didn't foresee
in Understand, you can access the information yourself via the
API. The API can be accessed in several different ways: most of
the scripts are designed to be run from Understand's GUI on the
currently opened database. They can also be run from the command
line, and some plugins are designed to interact directly with
Understand. To run a script from inside of Understand, use
Tools->Run a Command, configure any necessary parameters, and
hit run. The resulting output can then be double-clicked to
visit the referenced source. Scripts can be run from the command
line using uperl, a special PERL executable included in
Understand's bin directory. To run a script from the command
line, specify the script, the database and any options: uperl
scriptName.pl -db myproject.udb [Options] So to run this same
script from the command line, yo