Creating Shortcuts for Starting ACE Creating Shortcuts for Starting ACE If you are frequently using the Windows Command Prompt for starting ACE, you may want to create short- cuts on your Windows Desktop to make the startup process easier. This section briefly describes the pro- cess for creating a shortcut. For more details on creating shortcuts, refer to the Microsoft Windows online help documentation. 1. Copy the existing ACE shortcut on the Windows Desktop. To copy the shortcut: a. Right-click on the shortcut and select Copy from the menu. b. Right-click on the Windows Desktop and select Paste from the menu. A copy of the shortcut is created on the Windows Desktop. 2.
Customize the properties to start ACE with the desired options. a. Right-click on the copied shortcut and select Properties from the menu. The shortcut Prop- erties dialog opens. ACE User's Guide, 3.6.x 18316-000 Rev A Page 42 Parameter Description ace.exe server=aces@43434 client[=name@ipAddress:port] Starts a GUI to a remote ACE instance. An optional name, IP address, and port can be included. For example: ace.exe client=ace@192.168.1.63:43434 NOTE: If an argument is not provided, the client connects to a local instance. loadui Loads the specified user interface form. For details, see Deploying the Custom User Interface on page 1082.
nosplash Starts the ACE software but does not show the splash screen. For example: ace.exe nosplash noopc Starts the ACE software but does not start OPC. For example: ace.exe noopc For details on OPC, see OPC Data Access and Process Control on page 785. timeout Overrides the default connection timeout of 120 seconds. ace.exe client server timeout=200 _ help Displays the help file for the command-prompt startup modes.