6 Replies Latest reply on Apr 6, 2011 10:52 AM by Bruce Becker

Enterprise PDM Search Command Line Switches

Fred Rasmussen Oct 28, 2009 11:59 AM

I wanted to share this discovery with the user community.

I've been yearning for a way to launch the search tool (search.exe) from the command line using command line switches. Browsing to files is not always a practical form of navigation, especially when waiting for large folders to load their contents.

When you launch a search from the browser it has a context (it shows your selected search, with the current folder and vault). When you launch the search.exe program, it shows the tree view on the left and asks you to select which search form, vault, and folder.

It wasn't until I dared to try a command line switch that I found the documentation...

Now I can deploy a great search tool and completely bypass the Windows Explorer browser.

Here is an example of the syntax I used. I put this in a shortcut on the desktop...

"C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Enterprise PDM\Search.exe" "/S:My Search" /HT

Re: Enterprise PDM Search Command Line Switches

Fred Rasmussen Nov 13, 2009 10:55 AM (in response to Fred Rasmussen)

No rave reviews, eh? I have found this one EXTREMELY useful. I hope others will too.

Now what I REALLY need is a command line switch for report.exe. That is the Report Generator. Unlike some folks who have access to write queries directly to the SQL Server, I can only do my queries through the RG.

It would be useful to launch reports automatically by using the Windows task scheduler to launch a particular report in the RG. When I try throwing something in for a switch it does not prompt me with instructions so I have to presume it does not exist or is not documented.

Something like report.exe /r:myreport would be just great.
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  Jeff Sweeney Nov 13, 2009 3:31 PM (in response to Fred Rasmussen)
  
  I'll second the need for command line switches in the report generator!! I found that if you follow the append the .crp file, the report generator will try to add the reports, but IMHO that has very little value.
  
  I asked SW tech support just a few weeks ago if any command line switches existed, they didn't know of any.
  
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Re: Enterprise PDM Search Command Line Switches

Lucas Dexter Nov 18, 2009 10:57 AM (in response to Fred Rasmussen)

Hi Fred,
Yes, these switches are nice. You might want to mention to get to the screen you show in your post, type "search bbbb" at the command prompt.

Thanks!
Lucas Dexter
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Re: Enterprise PDM Search Command Line Switches

Ben Kalinowski Nov 19, 2009 11:23 AM (in response to Fred Rasmussen)

Very cool!

This will be handy for users who aren't as computer saavy as the rest of us - an icon on the desktop solves alot sometimes.
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Re: Enterprise PDM Search Command Line Switches

James Truman Mar 16, 2011 10:46 AM (in response to Fred Rasmussen)

Amazing! Thank you!
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  Bruce Becker Apr 6, 2011 10:52 AM (in response to James Truman)
  
  sounds like whatI am looking for, but it does not exsist.
  
  Thanks for the information
  
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