Command Line Parameters

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PowerPointPipe can be run from a DOS shell or from a shortcut with parameters to make it run automatically. This is very useful for automation and scheduling (by making the short cut an entry in the Start Up folder), and for running PowerPointPipe from a batch file. Here is a complete example:

"C:\Program files\PowerPointPipe\powerpointpipe.exe" "/f=my replaces.ppp" /G /Q

Note:

Any commands with embedded spaces must be surrounded with double quotes. You must surround the entire command/setting combination e.g. "/f=c:\Program Files\PowerPointPipe\my replacements.ppp" NOT /f="c:\Program Files\PowerPointPipe\my replacements.ppp"
Windows limits the command line length to about 260 characters. You can overcome this limitation by using the /Z=<filename> command to load command line parameters stored in a file. Note that you MUST remove any double quotes from around commands with embedded spaces when you put them in the command file.

Conventions used below:

<> surrounds text that is to be entered. Do NOT enter the '<' and '>' characters

Alternatives are shown in square brackets '[' and ']' with a pipe '|' character between them. Do NOT enter the square brackets or the pipe character - just type the single alternative you require.

Usage:

"C:\Program files\PowerPointPipe\powerpointpipe.exe" [/MINIMIZED|/MAXIMIZED] ["/F=my replaces.ppp"] [commands] [/G [/Q]]

Where [commands] is zero or more of:

/F=<.ppp filename>	Opens a PowerPointPipe settings file.
/REPORT=<report filename>	At the conclusion of the job, a text file report is written to the given filename. The /REPORT parameter must be after any /F command and before the /G command.
/G	Go. Begin processing replacements with PowerPointPipe. Processing of the command line does not continue until the processing job is complete.
/GS	Same as /G, but search only mode.
/I=<filename>	Imports a search/replace list from Excel, Tab or CSV-delimited file, and adds it to the end of the grid. The current options settings are used for each row added.
/MAXIMIZED	Opens the application maximized.
/MINIMIZED	Opens the application minimized.
/Q	Quit PowerPointPipe at the end of processing.
/Z=<filename>	Read command line parameters from the specified file. Very useful for performing large numbers of changes, or for working around the Windows limitation of approx 260 characters on the command line. For example, if you had the long command line start /w powerpointpipe.exe "/f=my special filter.ppp" /g "/f=my special filter2.ppp" /g "/f=my special filter3.ppp" /g "/f=my special filter4.ppp" /g /q This would change to something like start /w powerpointpipe.exe /z=commands.txt and the file commands.txt would contain /f=my special filter.ppp /g /f=my special filter2.ppp /g /f=my special filter3.ppp /g /f=my special filter4.ppp /g /q