To execute Finalist via a Windows command line:
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Navigate to the directory containing the Finalist executable (typically C:\Program Files\Precisely\FinalistXXX\bin)
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Execute the Finalist batch driver by issuing the command:
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The syntax for parameters passed into the batch driver is as follows:
Usage: finalist jobfile | -j jobfile [-g configfile][-l logfile][-c][-k][-v] [noconfirm][nokeypress][?][-h?]
Where:
Parameter |
Description |
jobfile |
Job file name (argument). |
-j jobfile |
Job file name (option). |
-g configfile |
PBFN configuration file name. |
-l logfile |
Log file name. |
-q |
Do not print 'Processing record. |
-c |
Overlay will occur without confirmation. |
-k |
Processing will terminate without user intervention. |
-v |
Display PBFN version information. |
noconfirm |
(like -c) Overlay will occur without confirmation. |
nokeypress |
(like -k) Processing will end without user intervention. |
? |
Display PBFN version information. |
- A job file name must be specified either as an argument to the command line or using the -j option.
- If the -g configfile option is not used, the default config file .\pbfn.cfg is used, unless a config file name is given in the job file.
- The default log file is the job file name with a .log extension.
- The default is to confirm overlay.
- The default is to prompt for a key stroke before terminating.
- Options and arguments can be in upper case, but file names are case sensitive.
Finalist.exe can also be safety executed via a batch script file (*.bat). Finalist.exe requires access to pbfn.dll. This can be done by executing while in the ./bin folder described above or by placing the Finalist ./bin folder in the Windows "path".
If you are executing with the DPV or LACSLink options, the security files (xxX.su$) must be in your current directory.