Datapath Wall Control - Manual (Page 137)

Wall Control-red
The Wall Control-red command line interface allows you to open layout files.
The command line interface can be accessed in a number of ways:
From a shortcut specifying wallctl.exe as the target followed by the command line options separated by spaces.
From a command prompt by specifying the full path of wallctl.exe or by having the folder where Wall Control-red was
installed on the path.
From a batch file. The same rules as command prompt apply.
From the COM Port Command Line Interpreter. The same rules as command prompt apply.
Example Usage
Open the Layout file "c:\layouts\layout.lay" and exit without showing the Wall Control-red application window.
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Wall Control\wallctl.exe" -Layout="c:\layouts\layout.lay" -exit
Connect to a computer named VideoWall and close all existing windows.
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Wall Control\wallctl.exe" -Machine=VideoWall -CloseWindows=Yes
Connect to a computer named VideoWall without showing the Wall Control-red application window and save the
configuration to a layout file named "c:\layouts\snapshot.lay".
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Wall Control\wallctl.exe" -Machine=VideoWall -Save="c:\layouts\snapshot.lay" -exit
Nomenclature
Italic - Information that you must supply.
Bold - Elements that you must type exactly as shown.
Ellipsis (...) - Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line.
Between brackets ([]) - Optional items.
Between braces ({}) - Set of choices (separated by I) from which you must choose only one.
Courier font - Code or program output.
Commands
-Layout= layout file
This command line argument specifies the layout file to be loaded.
If the layout file name or path contains spaces then enclose the path in quotes, for example:
-layout=”C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\file.lay”
-layout is not compatible with -machine.
-Exit
When used with the -layout option, -Exit will cause the Wall Control-red application to load the layout file without the
application window being displayed and to terminate once the layout file has been loaded.
Use this option to open a layout file without displaying the Wall Control-red application.
When -Exit is specified on the command line, an exit code is returned.
-Quiet
Used in conjunction with -Exit to suppress user interface dialogue boxes.
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