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Options #!N #!EC #!N #!N  #!Lclopts6,dxall744 t Table 6  #!EL  lists the command line options 
available with Data Explorer. Those most commonly used are identified by 
a bullet (o).  #!Ldclopts7,dxall744 t Table 7  #!EL  lists command line options of particular interest 
to developers. #!N #!N Command line options always override corresponding environment 
variables. As such, they offer a quick way to temporarily override 
environment settings. If parameters conflict, the last one entered takes precedence. 
 #!Rclopts6 #!T,1,51,251,651  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   #!N TAB Table 6. Data Explorer Command Line 
Options #!N TAB - TAB Option syntax TAB Function #!EF #!N 
TAB - TAB -8bitcmap [private TAB shared TAB 0-1] TAB Set 
color-map error threshold (default: 0.1). #!N TAB - TAB - TAB 
private = -1; stored = 1. #!N TAB o TAB -builder 
TAB Start the Data Explorer Module Builder (instead of Data Explorer). 
#!N TAB - TAB -cache [on TAB off] TAB Enable executive 
cache (default: on). #!N TAB - TAB -colors filename TAB Override 
DXCOLORS environment variable. #!N TAB - TAB -connect host:port TAB Start 
a distributed executive only (no user interface). #!N TAB o TAB 
-data pathlist. TAB Override DXDATA environment variable. #!N TAB - TAB 
-directory dirname TAB Change directory (cd) to dirname before starting the 
executive. #!N TAB - TAB -display hostname:0 TAB Set the X-display 
destination. #!N TAB - TAB -dxroot dirname TAB Set the Data 
Explorer root directory (default: /opt/local/dx). #!N TAB - TAB -echo TAB 
Echo the command lines without executing them. #!N TAB - TAB 
-edit TAB Start the user interface in edit mode (default). #!N 
TAB - TAB -exec filename TAB Use the specified executive. #!N 
TAB - TAB -execonly TAB Start the executive only (no user 
interface) in remote mode. #!N TAB - TAB -execute TAB Execute 
the visual program automatically at start-up. #!N TAB - TAB -execute_on_change 
TAB Go into Execute On Change mode at start-up. #!N TAB 
- TAB -full TAB Start the full Data Prompter. (See also 
-file and -prompter.) #!N TAB - TAB -file filename TAB Start 
the Data Prompter with header file filename. (See also -full and 
#!N TAB - TAB - TAB -prompter.) #!N TAB - TAB 
-help TAB Print the abbreviated help message. #!N TAB - TAB 
-highlight [on TAB off] TAB Enable node execution highlighting: (default: on). 
#!N TAB o TAB -host hostname TAB Start the executive on 
machine. hostname. #!N TAB o TAB -hwrender [gl TAB opengl] TAB 
if both GL and OpenGL are supported, set the type of 
hardware-rendering #!N TAB - TAB - TAB used. #!N TAB o 
TAB -image TAB Start the user interface in image mode. #!N 
TAB - TAB -include pathlist TAB Override DXINCLUDE environment variable. #!N 
TAB - TAB -license [runtime TAB develop TAB timed] TAB Request 
that the user interface use only the indicated functional type #!N 
TAB - TAB -local TAB Start the executive on the current 
machine (default). #!N TAB - TAB -log [on TAB off] TAB 
Enable executive and user interface logging (default: off). #!N TAB o 
TAB -macros pathlist TAB Set list of directories to be searched 
for macros. #!N TAB - TAB -mdf filename TAB Use .mdf 
file filename in addition to the default mdf file. #!N TAB 
o TAB -memory #Mbytes TAB Set the amount of memory the 
executive uses. #!N TAB o TAB -menubar TAB Start the user 
interface in menubar mode. #!N TAB - TAB -metric TAB Set 
the graphical user interface to use metric units whenever possible. #!N 
TAB - TAB -modules pathlist TAB Set list of directories to 
be searched for outboard modules. #!N TAB o TAB -morehelp TAB 
Print complete Help, including information about other options. #!N TAB o 
TAB -optimize [memory TAB precision] TAB Set the environment variables DXPIXELTYPE 
and DXDELAYEDCOLORS to optimize #!N TAB - TAB - TAB memory 
or precision. (The default is precision.) #!N TAB - TAB -outboarddebug 
TAB Enable user to start outboard modules manually. #!N TAB o 
TAB -program filename TAB Start the user interface with visual program 
filename. #!N TAB o TAB -prompter TAB Start the Data Explorer 
Data Prompter (but not Data Explorer). #!N TAB - TAB -readahead 
[on TAB off] TAB Enable executive readahead: (default: on). #!N TAB 
o TAB -script TAB Run the executive only (i.e., in script 
mode). #!N TAB o TAB -script filename TAB Run the executive 
only (i.e., in script mode) with script filename. #!N TAB - 
TAB -suppress TAB Do not open any control panels at start-up 
(in image or menubar mode only). #!N TAB - TAB -timed 
TAB Start Data Explorer using a timed license. #!N TAB - 
TAB -timing [on TAB off] TAB Enable module timing (default: off). 
#!N TAB - TAB -trace [on TAB off] TAB Enable executive 
trace (default: off). #!N TAB - TAB -trialkey TAB Automatically determines 
the information needed to generate a trial key. #!N TAB o 
TAB -tutor TAB Start the Data Explorer tutorial. #!N TAB o 
TAB -uionly TAB Start the user interface only (no executive). #!N 
TAB - TAB -verbose TAB Echo command lines before executing them. 
#!N TAB - TAB -version TAB Show version numbers of dxexec 
and dxui.  #!Rdclopts7 #!T,1,651,651  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   #!N TAB Table 7. Command Line 
Options for Developers. For more detailed descriptions of functions, see  #!Lapf,dxall745 h User #!N TAB Interface Configuration  #!EL  
. #!N TAB Option syntax TAB Function #!EF #!N TAB -encode 
-key <16-digit hex number> <file> TAB Encode a .net file. The 
Visual Program Editor will not display an encoded #!N TAB - 
TAB .net file, and such a file cannot be saved. (However, 
.cfg configuration files #!N TAB - TAB can be saved.) #!N 
TAB -key <16-digit hex number> <file> TAB Decodes an encoded .net 
file. #!N TAB -limitImageOptions TAB Remove options from Image window's Options 
menu. #!N TAB -noAnchorAtStartup TAB Start Data Explorer, but do not 
put up any windows by default #!N TAB -noCMapOpenMap TAB Remove 
Open... option from Colormap Editor's File menu. #!N TAB -noCMapSaveMap TAB 
Remove Save As... option from Colormap Editor's File menu. #!N TAB 
-noCMapSetNameOption TAB Remove Set Colormap Name... option from Colormap Editor's Options 
menu. #!N TAB -noConnectionMenus TAB Remove Connection menu from all Windows 
(intended for use with DXLink #!N TAB - TAB applications). #!N 
TAB -noConfirmedQuit TAB Turn off the "Are you sure you want 
to quit Data Explorer?" message. #!N TAB -noDXHelp TAB Remove three 
options from the Help menu of the control panel and the 
Image #!N TAB - TAB window. #!N TAB -noEditorAccess TAB Remove 
options from the Edit menu of the control panel and the 
Open Visual #!N TAB - TAB Program Editor option from the 
Image window's Windows menu. #!N TAB -noEditorOnError TAB Turn off default 
behavior of popping up a VPE when an error occurs. Instead, 
#!N TAB - TAB a dialog box will ask whether a 
VPE should be opened. #!N TAB -noExecuteMenus TAB Remove Execute menu 
from all Windows (intended for use with DXLink #!N TAB - 
TAB applications). #!N TAB -noExitOptions TAB Changes"quit" to"Close" (intended for use 
with DXLink applications). #!N TAB -noImageLoad TAB Remove both Load options 
from the Image window's File menu. #!N TAB -noImageMenus TAB Remove 
menus from all Image and Display windows. #!N TAB -noImagePrinting TAB 
Remove the Print Image... option from the Image Window's File menu. 
#!N TAB -noImageRWNetFile TAB Remove Open, Save, and Save As... options 
from the Image Window's File menu. #!N TAB -noImageSaving TAB Remove 
Save Image... option from the Image Window's File menu. #!N TAB 
-noInteractorAttributes TAB Remove Set Attributes... option from the Image Window's File 
menu. #!N TAB -noInteractorEdits TAB Remove four set options from the 
control panel's Edit menu. #!N TAB -noInteractorMovement TAB Restricts the ability 
to move interactor instances within a control panel. #!N TAB -noMessageInfoOption 
TAB Remove the Information Messages toggle button from the Message window's 
#!N TAB - TAB Options menu. #!N TAB -noMessageWarningOption TAB Remove 
the Warning Messages toggle button from the Message window's Options #!N 
TAB - TAB menu. #!N TAB -noOpenAllPanels TAB Remove Open All 
Panels... option from the Panels menu of the control panel and 
#!N TAB - TAB from the Windows menu of the Image 
Window. #!N TAB -noPanelAccess TAB Remove the Panels menu from the 
control panel and panel options from the #!N TAB - TAB 
Windows menu of the Image Window. #!N TAB -noPanelEdit TAB Remove 
the Edit menu from the control panel. #!N TAB -noPanelOptions TAB 
Remove the Option menu from the control panel. #!N TAB -noPGroupAssignment 
TAB Remove the Execution Group Assignment... option from the Image window's 
#!N TAB - TAB Connection menu. #!N TAB -noRWConfig TAB Remove 
the Open... and Save As... options from the control panel's File 
menu. #!N TAB -noScriptCommand TAB Remove the Execute Script Command... option 
from the Message Window's Options #!N TAB - TAB menu. #!N 
TAB -restrictionLevel TAB Combines options to facilitate building applications for Data 
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