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In this chapter, you find a collection of useful information for working with VisualApplets.
VisualApplets offers some command line arguments in order to use VisualApplets, for example, in batch scripts, or for linking the program into a system environment.
The syntax follows the following scheme:
<VISUALAPPLETSINSTALLDIR>\VisualApplets <-COMMAND> <ARGUMENTS>
The commands, together with the expected arguments, are listed in the following table:
| Command Line | Argument & Meaning |
|---|---|
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-file |
Execute commands stored in a specified Tcl script. Arguments:
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-compile |
Load a specified file and create an applet. The design will be checked against the design rules. Arguments:
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-merge |
Merges a microEnable IV applet file with a PixelPlant applet file. A check for suitability of both source applet files will be done. Arguments:
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-sdk |
Generates an SDK Example (C source code) for using the applet with the Framegrabber SDK. The design will be checked against the design rules. Arguments:
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-KeepSyntheseTraceFiles |
Additional option when generating a hardware applet. Keeps the intermediate files (created during the build process) for tracing purposes after the build is completed. |
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<VAFilename> |
Load a specified VisualApplets design file. Used, for example, when assigning *.va files for opening by double click inside the Explorer. Arguments:
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Table 14. Command Line Options and According Arguments
Below, you find a list of all shortcuts available in VisualApplets.
| Shortcut | Menu Item |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | → |
| Ctrl+O | → |
| Ctrl+S | → |
| Ctrl+P | → |
| Ctrl+Q | → |
| Ctrl+Z | → |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z | → |
| Ctrl+Z | → |
| Ctrl+X | → |
| Ctrl+C | → |
| Ctrl+V | → |
| Del | → |
| F2 | → |
| Ctrl+I | → |
| Mouse 3+ | → |
| Ctrl+F | → |
| F9 | → |
| Ctrl+F7 | → |
| Ctrl+F8 | → |
| F7 | → |
| F5 | → |
| F11 | → |
| Ctrl++ | → |
| Ctrl+- | → |
| Ctrl+Mouse wheel up | → |
| Ctrl+Mouse wheel down | → |
| Ctrl+Return | → |
| Backspace | → |
| Ctrl+Space | → |
| Ctrl+Arrow Right | → |
| Ctrl+Arrow Left | → |
| Drag+Drop |
Table 15. Shortcut List for Main Program Window
Even the best developed and tested software might – at times – run into some errors. If you want to help Basler in improving VisualApplets, please report any misbehavior to our support team and describe the situation.
Additional data like the VisualApplets design file (*.va), a description of the system environment like operating system and PC hardware, or your specific VisualApplets system settings is helpful for us when correcting the erroneous misbehavior.
In case of system crashes, a trace file will be generated. This file allows us at Basler to restore the exact situation that led to the crash. This trace file is stored inside a zip-archive which you will find in the installation directory of VisualApplets: <INSTDIR>\bin\bugs\bug*.zip. Please decide if you want to send this supplementary information to Basler or not. Please note that the trace file contains only information that has been entered into VisualApplets. It does not contain any information regarding the computer system VisualApplets was running on.
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