Command Line Arguments

Use

You can use command line arguments to perform the following operations:

  • Start the application and open a specific file

  • Start the application, print a file, and then exit the application

  • Start the application and browse a specific folder

  • Start the application in the Standard display mode

  • Start the application in the Full Screen display mode

  • Start the application in the View display mode

Argument Rules

The following rules apply to command line arguments:

  • The correct location of SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author must always be specified.

  • If any file name includes spaces, you must enclose the file path in quotation marks. For example, "C:\My Documents\1.cob".

  • If no command line argument is given, the application starts with the browse folder as the folder that was last browsed.

Features

Open a File

You can start SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author and open a specific file using a simple command line argument.

"SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author.exe" "[directory\file name]"

Print a File

You can start SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author, print a file, and then exit the application using a command line argument that includes the /print switch.

"SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author.exe" "[directory\file name]" [switch]

Browse a Folder

You can start SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author and browse a specific folder using a simple command line argument.

"SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author.exe" "[directory]"

Start in Standard Mode

You can start SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author in the Standard display mode using a simple command line argument that includes the /browsemode switch.

"SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author.exe" [switch]

Start in Full-Screen Mode

You can start SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author in Full Screen display mode using a simple command line argument that includes the /fullscreen switch.

"SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author.exe" "[directory]" [switch]

Start in View Mode

You can start SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author in View mode using a simple command line argument that includes the /viewmode switch. That is, with all folders, panels, and windows hidden.

"SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author.exe" "[switch]"