Icon Settings

R:BASE 7.6 for Windows supports several Startup Options that you can embed in the Shortcut Icon (figure 1).

-A

This option tells R:BASE to look in the RBG76.exe program directory first for the RBENGINE files. This option is beneficial if you are making only one installation of R:BASE on a network server and want local workstations to be able to launch the R:BASE 7.6 program remotely without the need to install it on the local workstation. This is an excellent option for running R:BASE 7.6 on a Remote Desktop and/or Terminal Server environment. It also facilitates the process of applying RBG76 updates.

"-BLOB <filename>"

This option opens the specified file in the R:BASE BLOB Viewer/Editor when the program is launched. Note that there is a single space between the –BLOB and the file name parameter, and that the -BLOB <filename> must be enveloped in double-quotes.

-C

This option opens the R> Prompt window when the program is launched.

-E

This option opens the R:BASE Editor when the program is launched.

"-E <filename>"

This option opens the specified file in the R:BASE Editor when the program is launched. Note that there is a single space between the –E and the file name parameter, and that the -E <filename> must be enveloped in double-quotes.

-L

This option opens the Database Explorer when the program is launched.

In the example below (figure 1), note that the location of the startup parameters is after the program executable specification in the Target: field, and that there is a single space between the program executable specification and the startup parameters.

(figure 1)

-O filespec

Specifies an alternate RBENGINE76.CFG file to use for startup information