Using a Control File with an External Program - 23.1

Spectrum Dataflow Designer Guide
Version
23.1
Language
English
Product name
Spectrum Technology Platform
Title
Spectrum Dataflow Designer Guide
Copyright
2024
First publish date
2007
Last updated
2024-10-11
Published on
2024-10-11T22:55:47.128293

You can call an external application from a process flow by using a Run Program activity. In doing so you can use a control file that contains configuration settings for the external application. For example, you could call VeriMove™ with a Run Program activity and specify a control file to use during execution.

  1. In a process flow, double-click a Run Program activity.
  2. Click the Variables tab.
  3. In the Control Files section, click Add.
  4. In the Name field, give the control file a name. The name can be anything you choose.
  5. In the Contents field, specify the contents of the control file.

    To reference a file using a variable defined under Inputs or Outputs, click Insert Variable.

  6. Click OK to close the Add Control File window.
  7. Click the Options tab.
  8. Click Insert Variable.
  9. Select the name of the control file you created then click OK.

    A variable that points to your control file is added to the Arguments field.

  10. If necessary modify the Arguments field to use the necessary command line arguments to indicate a control file. Your external application documentation has more information.
  11. Click OK to close the Run Program Options window.