Start-up options

ETS command line start-up also accepts arguments. With these arguments, a user can specify actions that are to be executed after ETS has been started. The following actions are supported:

1. Open a project
2. Create a project
3. Delete a project
4. Check a project
5. Import a project
6. Install an ETS App
7. Start the Group/Bus Monitor
8. Exit ETS

Open a Project

/project="name of the project"

• Opens an existing project with the specified name from the ETS Project Store
• (Optional) In order to open password-protected projects, an additional argument /password="Password" shall be added.
• Opening a password-protected project without providing a password, opens the project password dialog in order to be manually entered.

Create a project

/createproject="name of the project"

• Creates a new project (same function as in the standard project creation dialog), with the following default settings:
  • Backbone Medium: IP
  • Topology: Create Line 1.1.
  • Group Address Style: Three Level
• (Optional) A password to protect the project can also be set via the extra argument /password="Password".

Delete a project

/deleteproject="name of the project"

• Deletes an existing project from the Project Store. Please note: there is no warning or undo action available.

Check a project

/projectexists="name of the project"

• Checks if there is an existing project with the specified name in the ETS Project Store.
• The return value indicates the following:
  • Projects exists: return value = 1
  • Project does not exist: return value = 0
• After this ETS closes automatically, i.e. there is no need to add the  /quit argument.

Import a project

/importproject="path of the project"

• Imports a project into the ETS Project Store.
• (Optional) In order to import password-protected projects, an additional argument /password="Password" shall be added.
• Importing a password-protected project without providing a password, opens the project password dialog in order to be manually entered.

• (Optional) An additional argument /project can be added in order to also open a project.

Install an ETS App

/appinstall="path of the ETS App\*.etsapp"

• Installs an ETS App represented by the specified *.etsapp file.

Start the Group/Bus Monitor

/recorder

• Define the interface to be used:
  • not related to a project: via the 'Bus' tab in the ETS dashboard
  • project related (see also optional): set the interface in the project first
  • see also this article
• Starts the Group/Bus monitor either in the dashboard or within a project.
• (Optional) This argument can be combined with:
  • /project="name of the project"
  • /createproject="name of the project"
• If no project has been specified and if the presentation setting 'Re-open latest used project' is active, then the latest used project will be opened, else monitor will start from the dashboard.
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• In order to start Bus monitor in stead of Group monitor, add this argument:
  • /busmon

Exit ETS

/quit

• Closes ETS after executing all other command line arguments.
• ETS will however not close despite the /quit argument if at least one of the other command line arguments caused an error.