Start parameters

esoffice can be started using various parameters, which can be used in the command line or in a shortcut.

All the currently available parameters are described below.

Start parameter esXFibu

The start parameters for the optional interface to the esXFibu financial bookkeeping program are found under esXFibu start parameters.

Windows shortcut

The following describes one way to create and edit a program link.

Create and edit program shortcut

1. Open Windows Explorer and open the esoffice program directory.

2. Right click on the program file that you want to create a link for, for example: esoffice.exe or esxfibu.exe.

3. Select the Copy command in the context menu.

4. Now switch to the directory where you want the link to be placed, for example: on the desktop.

    

   You can create the link in the esoffice program directory or in any other directory.

5. Right click on a free space in the desired directory and select the Insert link command in the context menu.

6. Right click on the link you inserted and select Properties in the context menu.

   Links are indicated by the arrow icon .

7. You can use the following parameters in the target or command line, each separated by a space.

Program start parameters

Prevent automatic log in and domain registration

-L:<Personnel number>

If this parameter is specified, the next time esoffice.EXE is started, the log in and password will be saved locally as long as the Save password option has been set. The log in dialog will no longer be displayed in future.

This can be reversed by removing the -L: parameter.

If the Windows domain registration (single sign on) is used in esoffice, it may be necessary to exclude certain applications / users from this (for example Cash register). In this case, only -L is specified as the parameter in the shortcut.

esoffice.exe -L:12345

Database / Alias

-a: Alias name/Path

Points to the database alias, for example: ESLocal, or the path to the database.

It is not normally necessary to add a parameter that points to a database, as esoffice always uses the alias ESWin.

It may be necessary to specify the database / database alias if a parallel test environment is to be used.

-a:ESLocal

Para directory

The esoffice para directory / folder contains the licence file (licence.cfg), the database connection configuration (dbxconnections.ini) and the database driver configuration (dbxdrivers.ini) among other things.

-e:"[Drive]:\Path"

Path to para folder indicating the drive.

-e:"\\networkpath"

Path to para folder in the network in UNC notation.

-e:"E:\ESOffice\Para"

Window line label

-m: "Description"

Allows you to enter a Label that is displayed in the Window line and in the Task bar.

To distinguish between esoffice applications that are linked to a different database, the esoffice window line can be overwritten by executing this parameter.

-m:"Test environment"

NLS database

Foreign language version Points to the database alias or path to the NLS database.

-n: Alias name/Path

=n:NLS_Test"

Temporary directory

Temporary directory for caching calculations.

-t: Path

Points to the path where the Project file for auto saving is located. If the path does not exist, esoffice will try to create it.

-t:"E:\TempProjects"

Copy Dir

Copy the esoffice program libraries (DLLs) into a local directory.

-c:<Folder path>

Copies the esoffice DLLs into a local directory and uses these instead of the corresponding files in the network release.

If the following message is displayed in the Calculation area:

External Exception C0000006

using this start parameter can help.

You can find more information on this in the knowledge base.

esoffice.exe -c:"c:\esodlls\"

-s:1

ESOffice.exe -s:1 -t:"C:\esofficeLog"

Start application during an initiated update.

-o:

Forces esoffice to start after an update has been initiated by Client Administration.

esoffice.exe -o:

Targeted Item master data update

eso://AddMatCatalog?<CatalogNo>

Starts esoffice to update the item main data. The specified catalog number from the material catalog is used for this.

All errors that occur during this process are saved consecutively in the MatKatalog.log file. When the program is started with this parameter, it only starts automatically for the update process and then closes down immediately after the import is completed.

The update functionality corresponds to the Apply all action with the Only update existing items option activated.

ESOffice.exe eso://AddMatKatalog?1

Direct opening of the program module when the program is started

eso://<Form name>

Opens the corresponding program module. This parameter can be used several times with a space between each instance.

A list with the possible Form names is found under Module / Form names.

ESOffice.exe eso://Appointments

ESOffice.exe eso://Appointments eso://Delivery slip

Direct opening of the Details of a data set

eso://<Form name>?<Number>

eso://<Form name(Cont)>?<Number>&false&<Contact number>

eso://<Form name>?<Number> 

eso://<Form name(Cont)>?<Number>&false&<Contact number>

Expands the function described above.

This allows you to open contact management for the specified module and simultaneously position on the specified contact.

This only applies to modules marked with an asterisk in the listModule / Form names

ESOffice.exe eso://Kunden?10001

eso://Offers?5008822&0

ESOffice.exe eso://KontKunden?10001&false&123456

Module / Form names

Below is a list of all the modules that can currently be opened using the functions described above.