1.8.3. Command Line Options and Batch Mode

ACP can also be used on a command line level. The general usage of the ACP start script is:

ACP.exe [options] [FILE]

The supported command line options are:

Long Form Short Form Description

--version Display the program’s version number and exit.

--help -h Display the program’s command line options and exit.

--batch=BATCH_MODE

-b BATCH_MODE

Run ACP in Batch Mode.

0 - Batch Mode disabled.

1 - True Batch Mode. (No GUI will be created. Snapshot functionality is not supported.)

2 - Batch Mode with GUI toolkit but hidden window. (Snapshot functionality is supported.)

--debug -d Enable debug output.

--num-threads=NUM_THREADS -t NUM_THREADS Number of threads to be used. 0 for max available threads.

--logfile=LOGFILE -o LOGFILE Specify file to be used for log messages.

--mode=MODE -m MODE Application starts up in the specified mode (‘pre’, ‘shared’, or ‘post’).

--workbench -w Run ACP in Workbench mode.

--port=PORT -p PORT Specify port number for remote access server.

[FILE] [FILE] If the specified file is an ACP project, it is opened. If it is a Python script it is executed.