TIBCO Spotfire® Analyst Command Line Parameter Reference
Last updated:
12:14pm Mar 07, 2019
The launch behaviour of TIBCO Spotfire® Analyst can be configured using command line parameters.
Command Line Parameter Reference
The following command line parameters are available for Spotfire Analyst:
| Parameter | Description |
| /? /help |
Show help on command line options. |
| /usage | Shows the usage of the application from the command prompt. |
| /server:<server> | Defines the server to log into when starting Spotfire. Example: http://myserver:1234 |
| /username:<username> | Username when logging in. It is not necessary when logging into a server with integrated authentication. Must be provided when the /password parameter is provided. |
| /password:<password> | Password to use when logging in. It is not necessary when logging into a server with integrated authentication. Must be provided when the /username parameter is provided. |
| /offline | Starts Spotfire in offline mode. |
| /forceShowLoginDialog | Forces the login dialog to be displayed. |
| /enablePerformanceCounters | If true enable collection of performance counters. |
| /modules:[<modules> ... | The list of folders to load extensions from. |
| /area:<area> | The name of the area on the server to log into. |
| /file:<file> | The analysis file to load in the application. |
| /qualificationexport:<qualificationexportpath> | Run the qualification export |
| /applicationprofiler:<applicationprofilerconfigpath> | Run the Application Profiler |
| /noupdates | Disables the check for updates. |
| /serverless | Runs the application in a server-less state, i.e. it never connects to a Spotfire Server |
| /acceptupdates | Silently accepts updates from the server. |
| /loadAllModules | Load all available modules, not just those specified by the server. |
| /uri:<uri> | The information link or analysis in the library to load in the application. |
| /culture:<culture> | The language and culture to start the application in. For example, en-US. |
Example:
"C:\Program Files\Tibco\Spotfire\2.1\Spotfire.Dxp.exe" /server:"http://myserver:8080/" /username:me /password:mypassword /file:"c:\my analysis.dxp"
The command line parameters are unordered and not case sensitive.
Command Line Arguments in the Application Configuration File
The command line arguments may be specified in the <arguments> section of the Spotfire.Dxp.exe.config file. Each argument is specified as an <argument> element with the required name and optional value attributes:
<arguments>
<argument name="server" value="http://myserver/" />
</arguments>
The arguments specified in the Spotfire.Dxp.exe.config file are appended to the command line arguments. Duplicates will result in errors.