Re: Bulk Forms4.5 regeneration

Well, I guess the best answer is always your own, so I'll post it in case anyone else is interested :

There is an undocumented (from all that I can see) f45gen parameter 'window_state'

So window_state=MINIMISE does the trick

Brian Membrey <horsemth_at_mel.switch.net.au> wrote in article <01bd7013$eba9b860$1ea320cb_at_default>...
> I've developed DOS scripts to allow bulk generation or conversion of
forms,
> libraries and menus when referenced objects change (and as a pre-release
> check to ensure all runtimes are up to date)
>
> The Dos FOR loop works fine, but I can't seem to stop f45gen from loading
> the Forms Generator window while the generation runs - no messages,
popups
> or anything, just a blank screen with no acknowledgement needed
>
> BATCH=YES is the first parameter in the command line - this seems to stop
a
> couple of information dialogues appearing, but not the screen itself.
>
> We need to generate around 1400 forms at times and at the moment have to
> devote a PC for about 4 hours as it is impossible to do anything else
with
> the Windows popping up all the time
>
> Any ideas please direct to <horsemth_at_mel.switch.net.au> as availability
of
> this newsgroup is terribly erratic at times
>
> TIA
>
Received on Mon Apr 27 1998 - 16:08:49 CDT