Starting ACE from the Windows Command Prompt To start the ACE software from the Windows Command Prompt: 1. Open the Windows Command Prompt. From the Window Start menu, select: Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt The Command Prompt window opens. 2. Use the Windows "cd" command to navigate to the default ACE program folder: cd c:\program files\Omron\ACE\bin\ NOTE: If you have installed the ACE software in a different folder, you will need to make the cor- responding changes to the path shown. 3. To start the ACE software without any options, type: ace.exe Optionally, you can add one or more parameters to the command (parameter options are shown in square brackets). The syntax is:
ace.exe culture=myCulture datafile=path\filename.awp client_server[=name@port] server[=name@port] client[=name@ipAddress:port] loadui=uiformname nosplash noopc timeout The parameters and their descriptions are shown in the following table. ACE User's Guide, 3.6.x, 18316-000 Rev A Page 41 Parameter Description culture Configures the ACE user interface for a specific culture (lan- guage), such as "de" (German). For example, to start ACE with the German interface, use: ace.exe culture=de datafile Loads the specified data file. For example, to load the data file "c:\myfile.awp", use: ace.exe datafile=c:\myfile.awp NOTE:
If your path or file names contain spaces, you must put the string in quotes: ace.exe datafile="c:\my file.awp" client server[=name@port] _ Starts the ACE software in dual-process, client-server mode. An optional name and port can be included. For example: ace.exe client server=ace@43434 _ server[=name@port] Starts the ACE software in server mode without a user interface. An optional name and port can be included. For example: