3. CIMPLICITY Command Line Options

You can use the STARTUP.EXE command to start and stop local and remote projects from a command prompt or through batch files.

Display a startup Help message box.
Require user authorization to start/stop CIMPLICITY projects.
Auto-start/stop CIMPLICITY projects without user intervention.
STARTUP.EXE and redundancy
START.EXE [/STOP or -STOP] with no project named.

Display a startup Help message box

Use one of the arguments for STARTUP.EXE.

STARTUP.EXE [/HELP | /? | -HELP]

Example

STARTUP.EXE /HELP

A startup message opens displaying the STARTUP.EXE command line options.

Note: If you type STARTUP.EXE with no qualifier at a command prompt and press Enter, a CIMPLICITY Options dialog box opens.

Require user authorization to start/stop CIMPLICITY projects

CIMPLICITY provides start/stop project security to insure that only authorized users can start or stop a project.

If one of the following STARTUP.EXE command line options is used when Start Stop security is enabled, a Log in dialog box opens to require a user name and password before the specified project will start or stop.

For projects on the local server.
Type one of the following.
- STARTUP.EXE [/START|-START <project>]
- STARTUP.EXE [/STOP|-STOP <project>
  Where
  /START or -START starts the project.
  /STOP or -STOP stops the project.
  <project> is the path and project name.
  Example
  STARTUP.EXE /START E:\Projects\ECimp\ECIMP.gef.
For projects on a remote server.
Type one of the following.
- STARTUP.EXE [/RSTART|-RSTART <project> <computer>]
- STARTUP.EXE [/RSTOP|-RSTOP <project> <computer>]
Where
/RSTART or -RSTART starts the project on a remote server.
/RSTOP or -RSTOP stops the project on a remote server.
<project> is the path and project name.
<computer> is the computer the project is on.
Example
STARTUP.EXE /RSTOP E:\Projects\ECimp\ECIMP.gef SERVER2

Auto-start CIMPLICITY projects without user intervention

The STARTUP.EXE command line option can allow plants that have batch files to auto-start CIMPLICITY projects without user intervention, even when Start Stop security is enabled.

For projects on the local server.
Type one of the following.
- STARTUP.EXE [/START|-START <project>] [/USERID <user ID> /PASSWORD <password>]
- STARTUP.EXE [/STOP|-STOP <project>] [/USERID <user ID> /PASSWORD <password>]
Where
/START or -START starts the project.
/STOP or -STOP stops the project.
<project> is the path and project name.
/USERID calls the user ID.
<user ID> is the authorized user ID.
/PASSWORD calls the password.
<password> is a valid password for the user ID.
Example
STARTUP.EXE /START E:\Projects\ECimp\ECIMP.gef. /USERID ADMINISTRATOR /PASSWORD enter
For projects on a remote server.
Type one of the following.
- STARTUP.EXE [/RSTART|-RSTART <project> <computer>] [/USERID <user ID> /PASSWORD <password>]
- STARTUP.EXE [/RSTOP|-RSTOP <project> <computer>] [/USERID <user ID> /PASSWORD <password>]
Where
/RSTART or -RSTART starts the project on a remote server.
/RSTOP or -RSTOP stops the project on a remote server.
<project> is the path and project name.
<computer> is the computer the project is on.
/USERID calls the user ID.
<user ID> is the authorized user ID.
/PASSWORD calls the password.
<password> is a valid password for the user ID.
Example
STARTUP.EXE /RSTOP E:\Projects\ECimp\ECIMP.gef SERVER2 /USERID ADMINISTRATOR /PASSWORD enter

STARTUP.EXE and redundancy

If you are working with a redundant project use the:

/START and /STOP options for the active server.
/ RSTART and / RSTOP options for the standby.

START.EXE [/STOP or -STOP] with No Project Named

STARTUP.EXE [/STOP or -STOP ] accepts a missing project file name.

If there is no file given then all projects running will be checked to see if the user can stop them as follows.


Condition	Startup.exe /stop will:
The Viewer only (i.e. Router) is running,	Stop the Viewer (i.e. Router).
Two projects without Start/Stop Security are running	Stop both projects and the Router.
Two projects are running: One with Start/Stop security. One without Start/Stop security.	Open a CIMPLICITY Login dialog box for the first project. Cancelling the log in results in no stops. Entering a valid log in will stop the first project, then the second and finally the Router.