Command Line Startup Options
To use command line arguments, either use the Run command
from the Start menu, or create an icon for the program, and
change the options in the shortcut.
This is a very useful feature of Collect! if you and your
operators work on the same machine all the time.
You can set up these shortcuts for different operators and they
will each be able to start Collect! with their own customized
variations of logging into a Collect! database.
Collect! command line arguments:
| Argument |
Use |
Applies To Collect! |
Applies To Web Host |
| /a{file} |
Startup using macro file {file} |
X |
|
| /b |
Beep sounds off |
X |
|
| /c{filename} |
Enable Flex Screen{Use this INI instead of uidefault.ini} |
X |
|
| /calclog |
The calc log is a debugging tool to assist in troubleshooting
financial calculations. When enabled, every time you recalc a
debtor, the financial calculations are written to
Collect\bin\calclog.txt. This file is tab delimited and can be
copied into Excel. |
X |
X |
| /claddress |
This tool will convert legacy addresses from City/State/Zip
format to the respective fields. This utility also updates
any reports that reference @cl.a3 to the respective
fields. This command can only be used with user level 99. |
X |
|
| /d |
Enable internal checks |
X |
|
| /db{database} |
Path to database. (e.g. /dbmasterdb) |
X |
X |
| /dl |
Disable locale |
X |
|
| /e |
Error beep OFF |
X |
|
| /encrypt |
Enable Encryption in Transit for the ODBC Driver. Note
that ODBC Driver 18 enabled Encryption in Transit by
default and does not need this parameter. |
X |
|
| /f{nn} |
Use font size indicated by {nn} for Collect! display. |
X |
X |
| /fbold |
Use a bold font for Collect! display. |
X |
X |
| /flegacy |
Use the legacy font for Collect! display. |
X |
X |
| /f_ExtractBlobImages |
Extracts all images from contact Metafiles and store them in
styles/metaref. This is only needed if upgrading from 11.5
or lower. 11.6 and higher store the images in the styles\metaref
folder by default |
X |
|
| /h |
Turn off the progress graph in the status bar at the
bottom of the Collect! window |
X |
X |
| /i{ID} |
User's ID. If ID and password are set then sign on |
X |
X |
| /ini:{filename.ini} |
Load a custom collectcfg file when starting Collect! |
X |
|
| /m |
Allow multiple instances of the program to run at one time |
X |
X |
| /min |
Starts Collect! minimized |
X |
X |
| /n |
Don't remove my ID from netbios name table on exit |
X |
|
| /p{pwd} |
Password. If ID and password are set then sign on |
X |
X |
| /q |
User cannot exit from Collect!, except User levels 1 and 99 |
X |
|
| /s |
Skip the splash screen |
X |
X |
| /sch:{filename.sch} |
Load this Scheduler Tasks file when starting Collect! |
X |
|
| /s_disablesmartpaging |
Turn off smart paging, which measures server performance and
reduces the records per-page if it is slow. This should only
be used for opening Collect! over a Wide Area Network. |
X |
|
| /stackd |
Turns the ability to open the same record more than once (stacking). |
X |
|
| /T{hh:mm} |
Causes the Collect! program to terminate at the specified
time of day. This useful for backups and scheduled maintenance
tasks. This shuts down the Collect! instance but NOT the
SQL Server. |
X |
X |
| /v |
Verbose. Frequent messages ON |
X |
|
| /x{mm} |
Causes the Collect! program to terminate after {mm} minutes. This
closes only the particular Collect! instance. |
X |
X |
| /z |
Turns ON DDE. Used with Merge Documents and also with Predictive Dialer |
X |
|
| /? |
Show an abbreviated version of this list |
X |
|
| /W1 |
Puts Collect! into HTTP web server/host mode,
without SSL security enabled. All menus are disabled. |
|
X |
| /W1s |
Web Host in HTTPS secure mode with a third party SSL tool. |
|
X |
| /W1ss |
Web Host in HTTPS secure mode with Collect!'s internal SSL handling using TLS1.2.
See "SSL Encryption For Web Host" below for additional information. |
|
X |
| /W1ss0 |
HTTPS web server mode using same encryption as /W1ss. |
|
X |
| /W1ss1 |
HTTPS web server mode using SSL2.0. |
|
X |
| /W1ss2 |
HTTPS web server mode using SSL2.3. |
|
X |
| /W1ss3 |
HTTPS web server mode using TLS1.0. |
|
X |
| /W1ss4 |
HTTPS web server mode using DTLS1.0. |
|
X |
| /W1ss5 |
HTTPS web server mode using TLS1.1. |
|
X |
| /W1ss6 |
HTTPS web server mode using SSL3.0. |
|
X |
| /Wt1 |
Starts Web Host in "test mode" with all menus enabled,
without SSL security enabled. |
|
X |
| /Wt1s, /Wt1ss, /Wt1ss{n} |
Web Host in "test mode" with SSL security enabled. |
|
X |
| /W2, /W2ss |
Puts Collect! into HTTP listening mode for receiving requests
from your VoIP and IP-PBX dialing systems. Used with Predictive Dialer.
Adding ss will enable SSL security, if you have it configured. |
X |
|
| /W2b |
Enables Predictive Dialer in background mode so you don't need
to select Predictive Dialer from the Tools menu. |
X |
|
| /W3 |
Causes Web Host to bypass system password authentication.
This is used for real time updates via XML. This may be
limited to Trusted Hosts for security. |
|
X |
| /whl |
Enables Web Host packet logging. This is for advanced developer
troubleshooting. This will generate a text file,
"webhostpacketlog.txt," in your Collect\bin folder. It will also
prevent the deletion of the temporary CSV files used by XML Data
Pump. |
|
X |
| /wh_ddrg |
Disables Dynamic Report Generation. By default, when pages are
visited, the data is streamed to the browser. With this option
enabled, the data is written to an HTML file first, then the
file is served to the browser. |
|
X |
| /S{nn} |
Used to specify the Web Host Port {nn} for insecure mode (HTTP) |
|
X |
| /y{nn} |
Used to specify the Web Host Port {nn} for secure mode (HTTPS) |
|
X |
Examples
C:\Collect\bin\cv13.exe /iUser1 /ppassword1 /m /q /dbmasterdb
Sign directly into masterdb database
using ID User1 and Password password1.
Allow multiple instances of Collect! to be started. Do not allow users to exit
from Collect!.
When specifying a database to sign into, Collect! hides the
SELECT DATABASE button in the Welcome To Collect! screen. With
a User ID and Password specified, as in the example above, the
Welcome To Collect! screen is bypassed altogether.
C:\Collect\bin\cv13.exe /S80 /W1ss /y443
Web Data Entry secure mode
C:\Collect\bin\cv13.exe /T1:30
Shut down Collect! at 1:30 AM (Uses 24 hour clock). This shuts
down only the instance of Collect! on the workstation. It does not
shut down the SQL server.
C:\Collect\bin\cv13.exe /x30
Shut down Collect! after 30 minutes of inactivity. This shuts down
only the instance of Collect! on the workstation. This does not
work with Web Host or the Scheduler.
This is useful if you want user specific settings. If
you want a global setting that applies to all users and
all Collect! databases, please use Auto Log Out After,
which is set in Database Preferences.
C:\Collect\bin\cv13.exe /dl
Disable Locale
C:\Collect\bin\cv13.exe /sch:demo.sch
Load the Scheduler Tasks file named demo.sch
when Collect! starts.
You must have already saved a Scheduler Tasks file if
you want to use it in this command line argument.
The /sch setting takes precedence over
any file specified in the Scheduler Settings "Default scheduler
task file."
You can also display this table of command line options
by using the /? option. This will display the list to the screen. You
will have to remove this option to enter Collect! normally.
Collect! Screen Display Size
The Flex Screen feature automatically expands Collect!'s screen
to fit the monitor you are viewing. Command line startup option
/c enables you to call a different INI file if
you want to customize Flex Screen or adjust the default settings
for a particular workstation.
Example:
C:\Collect\bin\cv13.exe /c
Use the settings in the uidefault.ini to set
the Collect! screen dimensions. This default INI is shipped
with Collect! and must be located in your Collect\bin folder.
Used by itself, this command is just like Collect!'s
default behavior. It just looks for the uidefault.ini
in the Collect\bin. But, if you specify a different INI, Collect!
will read that for all the Flex Screen settings.
C:\Collect\bin\cv13.exe /cmyui.ini
Use the settings in myui.ini to set the
Collect! screen dimensions. The specified INI file must be
located in your Collect\bin folder
Please refer to Help topic, How to Use Flex Screen for details.
Collect! Font Size
With this command, larger numbers display a larger font size
and larger Collect! windows. Smaller numbers display a smaller
font size and smaller Collect! windows.
Example:
C:\Collect\bin\cv13.exe /f16
Start Collect! with 16 pt font size for display.
For resizing Collect!, the /c option
should be used instead of /f in most cases.
It is more comprehensive, enables more customization and
generally gives better results.
Disable Locale
Upper and lowercase case functions in importing respond to the
user's Regional Settings in Windows to be able to work with
foreign languages better. Collect! automatically sets the Locale
internally, given the language code returned from the operating
system. This allows converting language characters to upper
case during the import process.
To turn OFF this feature the command line switch /dl
must be used.
Web Host Packet Logging
This option, /whl, is used for
troubleshooting transmission of Web Host data.
This will also prevent the deletion of the CSV files that
Collect! uses for XML Data Pump.
Example:
C:\Collect\bin\cv13.exe /S80 /W3 /y443 /whl
Web Host Packet Logging Enabled
This will generate a text file in your Collect\bin folder,
i.e. "webhostpacketlog.txt." This is for advanced developer
troubleshooting. This file can be used to reproduce HTTP
headers and payload content, for instance in XML data
pump troubleshooting.
This will also allow you to log SSL encrypted
sessions too, since Collect! writes to these files after
the decryption phase.
WARNING: The packet log does not delete itself periodically,
which means it will continue to grow. As the file
gets larger, it may slow down your system or backups.
The packet log should be disabled when you no longer
need it for troubleshooting.
Web Predictive Dialer
The /w2 option starts Collect! in Web Dialer Server
mode.
/s80 /w2Starts the Web Dialer Server on port 80.
/s80 /w2ssstarts the Secure Web Dialer Server
on port 80.
These arguments are used with Predictive Dialer to receive
HTTP and HTTPS requests. Please refer to Help topic,
How to Use the Predictive Dialer for details.
SSL Encryption For Web Host
Collect! supports all common encryption methods. To enable a
specific encryption method, you can simply use one of the
arguments defined above in the Web Host shortcut.
Please refer to the Help topic SSL Keys And Certs for more
information.
Example:
C:\Collect\bin\cv13.exe /W1ss2 /S80 /y443 /m
The latest support encryption method will always be set without
specification.
Example:
C:\Collect\bin\cv13.exe /W1ss /S80 /y443 /m
When you open the Web Host, the read-only "Security"
field displays the encryption method Web Host is currently
using.
Collect! Web Host using Encryption
It is recommended that your Internet browser encryption
method setting matches the encryption level you are using for
Web Host.
You can use Collect! with Apache to offload the encryption
to a third party. Apache also allows for load balancing
multiple Web Host instances. Please refer to the Help topic
How to Setup Apache with Web Host for more information.
Web Host Test Mode
When Collect! is started in Web Host mode, menus are disabled.
They can be re-enabled by signing in as User Level 99.
As a command line argument, the letter 't' is also available if
you want to start the Web Host in "test mode" based on the
current user level rights. For example, /wt1s or /wt1ss will start
up Web Host in test mode with all menus enabled.
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