Parameters to open Multiple Desktops

—in the GainSeeker Charts module

You can create a shortcut that you can click to have GainSeeker automatically open more than one desktop. GainSeeker can additionally execute tasks such as printing, exporting, and closing them.

 

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Replace words and characters shown in italics with the name of the item you want to open and enclose the name with quotation marks as shown in the table. For example, standard P-123 Length would be written like this with the Keys= parameter: Keys="P-123 Length"

To have GainSeeker automatically:

Add this to the target line:

Notes

  1. Open Multiple Desktops...

OpenType=0

  • The 0 character in the command line OpenType= 0 is the number zero
  1. ...from a .txt file you have created that contains a list of Desktop names to open and any actions you have specified for GainSeeker to execute for any of these desktops

OpenList="Filename"

  1. ...suppress all error messages...

Silent

 
  1. ...then optionally close the GainSeeker Charts module after commands for the last desktop are executed

Close

 

Desktop with charts "keys="

All single-retrieval and/or multiple-retrieval charts on a desktop display the part numbers specified in command line arguments for the desktop. When a key is specified for a chart category (SPC or DMS multiple or single charts), that key is applied to all charts in that category for the desktop.

Note about DMS Retrievals: When using keys for DMS charts in a desktop, any DMS chart that originally retrieved a list of processes is blank when both a part number and a process is specified in the keys. Additionally, any DMS chart that originally retrieved a list of part numbers and processes is blank when only a process is specified by the keys.

 

Format for a desktop with multiple-retrieval DMS and/or SPC charts

keys=dmsmult:"partno||process~process~partno||process"

Example: keys=dmsmult:"D-34KW CONNECTOR||P-MOLDING~E-34KB COVER||P-PRINTING"

(Note: In the above example, a tilde (~) symbol is used a separator between part numbers and processes.)

keys=spcmult:"partno~partno"

Example: keys=spcmult:"1250 TEMP~1400 TEMP"

(Note: In the above example, a tilde (~) symbol is used a separator between part numbers.)

 

Format for specifying more than one retrieval type in a single command

keys=spc:"partno",dmsmult:"partno||process~partno||process"

Example: keys=spc:"1250 TEMP",dmsmult:"K-GLOVE||T-SEWING~E34KB COVER||P-PRINTING"

Creating a .txt file for the OpenList= parameter

The OpenList="Filename" parameter specifies the full path and the name of a .txt file you create using a .txt editor, such as NotePad. The .txt file lists which Desktop names GainSeeker is to open, and any optional actions it is to execute for any of the desktops.

Here is an example of how GainSeeker might respond to a shortcut to open multiple desktops in GainSeeker Charts

* If you want GainSeeker to close the last desktop on the .txt file list, add the Close parameter to the original target line in the Command field, not the .txt file. GainSeeker disregards the Close parameter when it is added to the .txt file.

Mandatory parameters

Each line of the .txt file represents an individual desktop (see diagram above). Each line must contain:

Optional parameters

Note: If you do not have the Server Edition of GainSeeker, GainSeeker ignores the file path and file name you specify, and a file of the specified type is automatically created for you in your Windows TEMP path. Also, if you do not have Server Edition and you specify an email address, it will not send it as an email. You can contact the Hertzler Sales team for information about purchasing the Server Edition of GainSeeker.

Each line of the .txt file can optionally contain any of these command parameters that you want GainSeeker to execute for that desktop:

ExportType=  and Export=

Note: If you do not have the Server Edition of GainSeeker, GainSeeker ignores the file path and file name you specify, and a file of the specified type is automatically created for you in your Windows TEMP path. Also, if you do not have Server Edition and you specify an email address, it will not send it as an email. You can contact the Hertzler Sales team for information about purchasing the Server Edition of GainSeeker.

It is practical to use the ExportType=Printer or HTML or Email or EmailHTML parameter or the Export="filename" parameter. That is because (1) GainSeeker automatically opens the first desktop, (2) executes the ExportType= parameter and any other command parameter you have set for that desktop, and then (3) closes it when the next desktop opens.

The difference between Email and EmailHTML is that EmailHTML does not include attachments. Both formats include charts in the body of the email message.

If you use ExportType=Printer, you can also use the following parameters to set the orientation and layout:

GainSeeker repeats these steps (1)–(3) for each successive desktop that is saved to the .txt. file. GainSeeker leaves the last desktop open on the GainSeeker Charts window unless the Close parameter is included in the target line.

So, if you want to have multiple desktops open at the same time on the GainSeeker Charts window, it might be wise to save all the windows contained in those desktops (any charts, dashboards, or notes) as a single desktop. You can then open that desktop and have all the windows in it open at the same time. You can still create a shortcut for the new desktop. For information on how to do this, see Parameters to Open a Desktop