TIBCO Spotfire® Analyst Command Line Parameter Reference
Last updated:
12:54pm Mar 27, 2017
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.