Start-up Switches

/Run=

Visual Builder can be set to immediately run a report upon loading. This can be useful if you wish to set-up a report print or data export or merge procedure via an icon on the Windows desktop.

Use this syntax to run a report:

VB /RUN=reportname

Where reportname is the name of the report, label or form to execute. Do not specify a path, drive or directory. If you use the /RUN= switch Visual Builder will assume that the form is located in your main \CAPITAL directory.

/Exit

If you want Visual Builder to close down when there are no more jobs to print, include the /EXIT switch. For example:

VB /RUN=reportname /EXIT

The above will run the report "reportname", look for other print job requests and print them if applicable, and then close down again.

If print jobs are found in the print manager job queue when Visual Builder starts, it will stop and prompt you to print them. If you want Visual Builder to print them without pausing to ask use the /NOPROMPT switch setting. For example:

VB /RUN=reportname /EXIT /NOPROMPT

This is particularly useful when Visual Builder is started in unattended mode using CAPITAL Scheduler.

/Spooler=

Specify the name of the print manager print queue to use upon start-up. Print spooler queue names may be up to 8 characters long.