GraphWorX Command Line Arguments

The GraphWorX editor application can be started from a command line prompt as an alternative to selecting it from the Windows start menu:

"C:\Program Files\ICONICS\GENESIS64\Clients\GraphWorX\GwxConfigApp.exe"

You can also use arguments when launching the application to further specify the behavior of the application when launched.

Argument

Example Argument Value

Notes

new

MyNewDisplay.gdfx

creates a new display file with the contents specified in the argument value

aliasfile

aliases.csv

specifies the alias file that should be loaded with specific alias definitions

themes

#server=test;

specifies the global alias themes to be used when launching GraphWorX

applytemplate

template.tdfx

specifies a template file that should be applied to the display file upon launch

symbolcategory

mysymbols.sdfx

specifies the symbol category file to load into the editor

autoplaycarousel

false

specifies that the carousel should be started automatically upon launch

carousel

Playlist1.gwx.carousel.xml

specifies the name of the carousel file to be used

r or runtime

 

specifies that the application should launch directly into runtime (rather than configuration mode)

x

0

X pixel coordinate of the application when launched

y

0

Y pixel coordinate of the application when launched

width

800

Width in pixels of the application window when launched

height

600

Height in pixels of the application window when launched

state

0

See notes

start

0

See notes

(null)

MyDisplayFile.gdfx

No argument override parameter is needed, passing a display name will indicate the specific display file to open within GraphWorX

As an example, this command will load a specific display file along with a specific symbol library loaded:

"C:\Program Files\ICONICS\GENESIS64\Clients\GraphWorX\GwxConfigApp.exe" -symbolcategory=c:\ProgramData\ICONICS\11\Clients\Symbols_General\2D_Mining.sdfx