AMT Screens Parameters

Starting up with extra parameters

It is possible to startup AMT Screens with some additional parameters. This can be done by creating a shortcut and adding the extra parameters in its target property.

Parameter	Description
/DEBUG	Starts AMT Screens in debug mode manually in order to debug forms, see Start Debugging.
/I:<App.ini file>	Sets a specific configuration file (app.ini) to be used by AMT Screens. The priority order of which app.ini file is used by AMT Screens is as follows: The app.ini specified with the /I parameter. The app.ini located in the same folder as the AMT Screens executable. The app.ini located in the current working directory.
/ICO:<Image Path>	This parameter will replace the default AMT Screens Icon with a chosen image. Allowed formats are bitmaps of the following type: BMP, GIF, EXIF, JPG, PNG and TIFF. The complete path of the image should be given. Examples: AmtScreens.exe /ICO:C:\AMT\Images\icon.png AmtScreens.exe /ICO:\\amtweb.contoso.local\Files\icon.bmp
/OVERRIDESERVER:"<Server> <Port>"	Force AMT Screens to use a specific Application Server by entering the server name followed by the tcp port in between double quotation marks. This can be used in combination with the manual DEBUG switch to bypass an Application Manager in order to connect to the same application server where the debugger is connected to. See Start Debugging. Example: AmtScreens.exe /DEBUG /OVERSIDESERVER:"VM-AMT1 22001"
/S:<Station>	AMT Screens will log the user on using the specified <Station> as station name.
/SPLASH:<Image Path>	This parameter will replace the default AMT Screens splash screen image visible when opening AMT Screens with a chosen image. Allowed formats are bitmaps of the following type: BMP, GIF, EXIF, JPG, PNG and TIFF. The image will be resized to 359x177 pixels while keeping its native aspect ratio. The image will be clipped to fit in the splash screen window if it is either too large or small. The complete path of the image should be given. Examples: AmtScreens.exe /SPLASH:C:\AMT\Images\Logo.png AmtScreens.exe /SPLASH:\\amtweb.contoso.local\Files\AMTScreensImage.bmp
/U:<Username>	AMT Screens will log the user on using the specified <Username>. Depending on the Lionscreens Impersonation settings in Security Components this will be denied or the password of the impersonated user will be required.
/X:<SessionData>	This parameter will add session data for the station name used to start AMT Screens. Besides using a literal string, the content of a file can be added to the session data by entering the filename including path using the syntax: /X:FILE:"<Filename>" Examples: AmtScreens.exe /X:"TestUserPW1234" AmtScreens.exe /X:FILE:"C:\AmtUser\SessionData.txt"