Command Line Arguments
Additional parameters can be given on the command line, or in the program's
shortcut, when the program starts. For example:
Table 9 — Command line arguments
Display and screen
| Argument |
Description |
/L |
Load Layout — start with the saved window sizes and positions, and display data immediately without waiting |
/LMMI |
Load MMI Layout — like /L, but loads and displays the MMI screen instead of a graph |
/HIDELOGO or /NOLOGO |
Hide Logo — skip the splash screen at start-up, so the program opens faster |
/HIDEMMI |
Hide MMI — keep the MMI screen hidden |
/EMBED |
Embedded Mode — show only the essential menu and toolbar; suitable when embedding the program inside another application |
/RESETMENU |
Reset Menu — clear the position and state of every toolbar and lay them out afresh (use when a toolbar has disappeared or is in the wrong place) |
/TOPMOST |
Top Most — keep the program window above all others |
/mmi:filename |
MMI File — the MMI file to load, for example /mmi:main.mmi (must be typed in lower case) |
Operating modes
| Argument |
Description |
/N |
No Communication — start without communicating with any device; suitable for printing reports or managing data only |
/M |
Maintenance Mode — press F9 to inspect the state of data communication |
/STOP |
Stop Mode — start in the stopped state (no automatic scan or poll) |
/BATCH |
Batch Mode — run without user interaction, and disable DDE automatically |
/SERVICE |
Run as Service — run the program as a Windows service |
/2NDINSTANCE |
Second Instance — allow more than one instance of the program at once |
/DEBUG |
Debug Mode — turn on debugging for inspecting the program's internals |
/STARTINGDEBUG |
Starting Debug — turn on debugging from the start-up stage onwards |
Communication and networking
| Argument |
Description |
/SERVER |
Server Mode — act as a TCP/IP server or NetDDE server so that clients can connect over the network to view data |
/CLIENT |
Client Mode — act as a client, connecting to a server to view real-time and historical data over the network (disables DDE automatically) |
/NODDE |
No DDE — disable DDE; suitable for lower-powered machines, to reduce load |
/CENTERSERVER |
Center Server — act as a central server (combines /SERVER with Center Server) |
/CENTERCLIENT |
Center Client — act as a client connecting to a Center Server (combines /CLIENT with Center Client) |
/LOCALSERVER |
Local Server — act as a local node connected to a Center Server |
/RTU |
RTU Mode — turn on RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) mode |
Files and projects
| Argument |
Description |
/I:filename |
INI File — the configuration (.ini) file to use, for example /I:MYCONFIG.INI |
/P:projectname |
Project — the project to open, for example /P:PLANT_A |
/PROJECT |
Project Mode — turn on project mode |
/DATASET |
Dataset Mode — store data in a user-specified directory (starts in stop mode automatically) |
/BITMAP:filename |
Bitmap Mode — load and display the given bitmap file (disables communication automatically) |
Database updates
| Argument |
Description |
/ITEMSUPDATE |
Items Update — update the items at start-up |
/NOITEMSUPDATE |
No Items Update — do not update the items at start-up |
/DEVICESUPDATE |
Devices Update — update the devices at start-up |
/NODEVICESUPDATE |
No Devices Update — do not update the devices at start-up |
/GROUPSUPDATE |
Groups Update — update the groups at start-up |
/NOGROUPSUPDATE |
No Groups Update — do not update the groups at start-up |
/RTDB |
Realtime Database — enable the real-time database |
/NODBOPEN |
No DB Open — do not open the database connection at start-up |
/SPDB |
SPDB — enable SPDB |
Script
| Argument |
Description |
/SCRIPT |
Script — enable script execution |
/NOSCRIPT |
No Script — disable script execution entirely |
| Argument |
Description |
/LICINFO |
License Info — show the licence details of the registered user |
/ENTERPRISE |
Enterprise — enable the Enterprise features for the web database |
/ENTERPRISESETTINGS |
Enterprise Settings — open the Enterprise settings screen |
/MMISETTINGS |
MMI Settings — open the MMI settings screen |
/LANGUAGESETTINGS |
Language Settings — open the language settings screen |
/REMOTESETTINGS |
Remote Settings — open the remote settings screen |
/16 |
COMM16 — enable 16-channel communication mode |