Parameters to open a desktop and save as HTML

Specifying the desktop to open

For the following modules:

Add to target line:

How these modules function:

GainSeeker Charts

GainSeeker can execute these actions in the GainSeeker Charts module using additional parameters to those featured in this topic. For information, see Open a Desktop and Open Multiple Desktops

  • SPC Charts and Reports

  • DMS Charts and Reports

  • Enterprise Dashboard

-DH:"desktop name"

Each time you start this shortcut, the GainSeeker module will automatically open the desktop name you specify and save it as HTML. It will then display the new HTML file in your default web browser.

-DHC:"desktop name"

Each time you start this shortcut, the GainSeeker module will automatically open the desktop name you specify and save it as HTML. It will then display the new HTML file in your default web browser. Then the GainSeeker module will close.

  • SPC Charts and Reports

  • DMS Charts and Reports

-DHN:"desktop name"

Each time you start this shortcut, the GainSeeker module will automatically open the desktop name you specify and save it as HTML. When finished, the GainSeeker module will close.

When using the - DHN parameter, the GainSeeker module will not launch a web browser to display the new HTML files.

Enterprise Dashboard

Note: If you do not have GainSeeker Publish, 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. You can contact the Hertzler Sales team for information about purchasing GainSeeker Publish.

-DL -DH:"file_path\filename.ext"

With the Enterprise Dashboard module, you can use the - DL parameter to specify that multiple desktops will be saved as HTML and create a text file that lists the desktops to save as HTML. For details on creating this text file, see Processing multiple desktops in the Enterprise Dashboard module.

Then use the - DH or - DHC parameter to specify the name and location of this text file.

When using the - DL parameter, the Enterprise Dashboard will not launch a web browser to display the new HTML files.

-DL -DHC:"file_path\filename.ext"

Specifying the name of the HTML file (optional)

For the following modules:

Add to target line:

How these modules function:

  • SPC Charts and Reports

  • DMS Charts and Reports

  • Enterprise Dashboard

Note: If you do not have GainSeeker Publish, GainSeeker ignores the file path and file name you specify, and a file of the specified type is automatically be created for you in your Windows TEMP path. Also, if you do not have GainSeeker Publish 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 GainSeeker Publish.

-DF:"filename.htm"

Each time you start this shortcut, the program will automatically open the desktop name specified by -DH, -DHC or -DHN (above).

The contents of this desktop will be saved as HTML to the file name specified by this -DF parameter.

If the -DF parameter also specifies a file path, then this HTML file will be created in the specified path. Otherwise, this HTML file will be saved in the folder specified by the html_location= setting in Cms.ini. If a file with this name already exists in this location, it will automatically be overwritten.

In the Enterprise Dashboard module, this feature is only available when GainSeeker Publish is installed.

If using the - DL parameter to process multiple desktops, do not use the -DF parameter on the shortcut's target line. Instead, you can use the list of desktop names to specify the file name to create for each desktop. For more information, see Processing multiple desktops in the Enterprise Dashboard module.

-DF:"file_path\filename.htm"