Command Line Arguments
You can use the following command line arguments to start ProStructures in various modes.
Argument | Result |
---|---|
-Debug | Writes the configuration variables and their settings to a debugging variable definition file and exits. Use the -debugfileopen command to open the msdebug.txt file. |
-Help
or -? |
Displays the entire list of command line arguments for microstation.exe . |
-I<parameters> | Passes parameters to MS_INITAPPS, which is the list of initial startup MDL applications. |
-M<model_name> | Specifies the model to open at startup. The argument should precede with the file name of the model. For example, C:\Test.dgn -M"Sheet 2D" |
-O | Does not open any references. |
-QP<password> | Specifies a password for a protected file. |
-R | Opens the DGN file in read-only mode. |
-RestoreDefaults | Restores the default settings and exits. |
-RestoreDefaultsQuiet | Restores the default settings and exits, with no output. |
-S<startup_file> | Writes text in the startup file to the command queue after startup. |
-WA<mdl_application> | Specifies an MDL application to initialize at startup. (This is the same as MS_INITAPPS.) |
-WD<database> | Specifies the database configuration. |
-WK<workspace> | Specifies the initial WorkSpace. If a WorkSpace is specified, a child WorkSet should also be specified using -WW<workset>. |
-WS<configuration_variable> | Specifies a configuration variable to be defined. For example: -wsMS_SECURITY_LEVEL=HIGH |
-WW<workset> | Specifies the initial WorkSet. If WorkSet is specified, its parent WorkSpace must also be specified using -WK<workspace>. |