Starting CVI IDE project file with parameters to make project build and application run

[ArtB83]

Hi all, 

Is there a way to the following steps in CVI IDE without user explicit actions:

1. Build

2. Run the application. 

I mean, open a CVI project (*.prj file) from a shortcut, and trigger BUILD and then RUN commands. Or, immediately RUN, because it also builds the project.

Thanks for the support 

[RobertoBozzolo]

In this page you can find available startup options for CVI: it appears that -run_then_exit is probably the best solution for your needs.

[ArtB83]

Thanks - I will definitely look into it and try 🙂 it really looks like the right thing for me  

[ArtB83]

Hi again,

I'm creating a shortcut to a *.prj file, and edit the "target" with path to my *.prj in shortcut properties.

The target looks like that "path\to\target\project.prj -run" that doesn't seem to work for me, it just opens CVI project but doesn't build/run it. What do I miss here?

[RobertoBozzolo · Accepted solution]

You have to create a shortcut to CVI itself, not to a project. The command line options are specific to CVI program and are not executed when it is launched automatically by a link to a project.

The CVI shortcut can then be edited adding the project name ant whichever supplementary option you want.

[ArtB83]

Yap, now it works 🙂 thanks