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Startup power tools, Autorun, Autorun.exm file – Dolphin Peripherals 6100 User Manual

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Startup Power Tools

Overview

Startup is the launch sequence when a Dolphin terminal is booted.
There are two startup Power Tools:

1.

Autorun (see page 4-1)

2.

AutoInstall (see page 4-7)

Autorun

Autorun specifies the software applications to launch after each hard reset. Autorun is located in the

\IPSM

(\Honeywell

for 6100/6500)

folder and consists of an Autorun.exe

that is programmed by the

Autorun.exm File

(page 4-1)

.

During startup, after a soft or hard reset, the operating system looks for and launches

\IPSM\Autorun.exe

(\Honeywell

for 6100/6500)

. If the Autorun.exe is configured (by Autorun.exm) to launch an application,

that application launches when Autorun.exe launches. Autorun can launch up to 32 applications or utility
programs after each hard reset.

Note: The Autorun.exm file allows applications to be launched based on conditional situations, including the return

code of another application launched previously and specific characteristics of the Dolphin terminal itself.

Autorun.exm File

The Autorun.exm file has a multi-level tree structure. There are two top level sections: Settings and
Programs.

Settings Section

The Settings section stores general Autorun settings.

See

Settings Section Keys—Dolphins 7850, 7900, & 9500

on page

4-2.

See

Settings Section Keys—Dolphin 6100/6500/7600

on page

4-2.

Programs Section

The Programs section contains many child sections and determines the sequence of events at startup,
including which programs launch and when.

Program Sections and Launch Sequence

Each section is a program to launch at startup. The sequence of sections determines the launch
sequence on the terminal; the terminal reads this file consecutively. To change the launch sequence,
move the section up or down in the list; see

Working with Sections

(page 2-7).