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Command Line Switches.

KitCAD.exe and Render.exe both have support for command line switches. This allows you to enable either a Distributed COM user share or using something like Net-BIOS (UNC) path names to achieve a connection. TCP/IP and win sockets have not been used for connections at the time this document was written.

INSTRUCTIONS ON USE:
Dos command line switches may be required in allowing users to open, edit, and print files. These switches can be used by Windows applications or Dos batch files to interact with the KitCAD application. Also this works over a network or locally on the server. An example of this would be an Iconic file type that enables users to click and run. The programs covered here include the KitCAD.exe, and the Render.exe switches are something like what follows:

KitCAD.exe FileName /b /d /n /v /3 /r /rx /rxr /s /p /q

Switch order:

FileName- KPD File to Edit, Open, and Print.
/b - System Beep for testing connections.
/d - Starts with drawing dialog (Selection has not been enabled)
/n - New Plan Drawing and KPD file.
/v - Plan View
/3 - 3D Model View
/r - Reporter View
/rx - Write New DBF file for drawing. (+1.19.2 only)
/rxr - Read Current KitCADX file. (+1.19.2 only)
/s - Save current Plan Drawing to FileName.
/p - Send current screen to the default printer.
/q - Quit KitCAD


Render.exe FileName SaveName /b /q

Switch order:

FileName- *.KPD File type to Edit, Open, and Print
SaveName- *.BMP Bitmapped Image file name to save drawing as.
/b - System Beep for testing connections.
/q - Quit Render (quits first, used for debug)


Extra notes about KitCAD.exe or Render.exe:
For more information, please see the HTML help file under the 'Advanced users' section about using DCOM for networks or enabling the registry entries on for KitCAD. KitCAD environment and features. Using KitCAD.


WRender.exe FileName

Switch order:

FileName- *.KPW dummy file type

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Updated on the 27th of June, 2004.