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OPTIONS

Options means to set up values which requirements for additional functionality and to change some defaults.

Options must be placed into the special section (sections), has a header [op]. There are no limits for place or number of this section in the schedule file, as well as additional menu, but you can not combined this section with executable sections. Some options is a simple switch and has no parameters. If such option is in schedule, correspondents mode will be on. For example, logo switchs). Other options sets some parameters, using values placed on right of the option name. Format depends on contents. Options names consists of two Latin letters. Options can be following:

  1. ed - set schedule editor, which launched on double click on the Runner's icon or on select of menu point "Edit". By default used "notepad.exe". Requirements for this editor: it must be simple ASCII-text editor which gets file pathname from the command line. Right part of this option is equals to additional menu points command line. Schedule filename not be contained in the command line. You can try to use this options with Windows Notepad.
  2. dc - to replace standard action on user's doubleclick on the Runner's icon. By default Runner launch Windows NOTEPAD.EXE to edit schedule. If option ed present, this option will override it. Note: if this option used to launch schedule editor, remember that Runner will not launch default editor on any errors and that Runner will not ask for reloading of a schedule.
  3. hd - to launch Runner at "hidden" state, without icon on the SysTray. This is a switch. If it absent, program starts in "visible" state. For details see above.
    Format: hd
  4. sd - set a "zero date". This date can be used as a start point when execution day for sections [in] is calculated. Date format - is standard.
  5. mc - to on and set parameters of the built-in RAM usage indicator. Runner has built-in RAM usage indicator, based on information, returns by Windows. This indicator shows memory utilization by two ways: Request to system proceeds on every timer cycle with period 0,4 second. Both output methods act at one time.
    By default value of the "yellow margin" is equals to 50 and value of the "red margin" is equals to 20 % of free RAM. User can change this values, place new values with option mc. If only one value presents it set value of the "yllow margin". If both values presents, set both margins.
  6. nn - to off error messages during commands execution (see program messages). If this option is occured programm will not message user about errors. In the last case it is recomennded to use logging. Fatal error messages can not be off with this option.
  7. df - to set filename (w/wo path) of session data file, which store work information used by instructions cb and cf. Optional. Default - RUNNER.SSS in the program directory.
  8. sc - to inform Runner if it works as service. Runner is a normal application, not a Windows NT service. But using such programs as SRVANY or AppToService, it is possible to install Runner as service. Without this option Runner close when user log off. If this option presents, Runner still works.
    • Format:
      sc
  9. lf - to set pathname of the log-file. This file will be used to output log-records during work of the Runner. See also logging.
  10. Some one-type options is numbered there. Every one of it is a simple switch and on a correspondents mode. This options not use any values. All it means to on logging of one type of events. It has simple format as nn or hd.

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