Grass Valley Profile XP Service Manual - Manual (Page 144)

Appendix A Diagnostic Tools
144 Profile XP Service Manual 23 July 2004
Running a program
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When you add the Run Program action, NetCentral Lite automatically executes a
program of your choice.
In order to configure properties and add this action, you will need make the following
preparations:
• Procure or create your program. The program must be Win32 executable.
• Make note of command line arguments (if any) that you want NetCentral Lite to
pass to your program.
• Place your program on the hard drive of the monitoring station PC or on a mapped
network drive with a consistent, reliable connection.
• Make note of the location and name of your program.
To configure properties for running a program
1. Choose Configure | Actions or Actions | Set Actions , create a rule for the Run
Program action, and click the Add to List button as explained in “To add an action”
on page 138. The Run Program Configuration dialog box appears.
2. As indicated by the interface text, enter the full path and name of your program, or
click Browse and navigate to your program using the Open dialog box.
3. In the Command line arguments box enter any arguments that you want NetCentral
Lite to pass to your program.
4. Click the Test button to do a test execution of your program.
5. When you are satisfied with your settings, click the OK button to close the dialog
box and save your settings.