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DOS window upon Catia V5 startup

DOS window upon Catia V5 startup

DOS window upon Catia V5 startup

(OP)
Whenever I startup Catia V5 in W2K I get an annoying DOS window that hangs around.  I don't get this when starting Delmia.  How can I setup Catia (or my system) so I don't get the DOS window?

Thanks....

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AJT
Manufacturing Engineer
The Boeing Company
St. Louis, MO  

RE: DOS window upon Catia V5 startup

Hi,

You can launch CATIA with the CNEXT.EXE. If you remove the CATSTART from the shortcut, it should fixe your problem.

Whioch CATIA level are you using ?

INDOCTI DISCANT ET AMENT MEMINISSE PERITI

Eric N.

catiav5@softhome.net

RE: DOS window upon Catia V5 startup

(OP)
Thanks for tip.  CATSTART is strange because it's in the line for Delmia icon but I don't get the DOS window.

I'm using V5R13 at the moment.

--
AJT
Manufacturing Engineer
The Boeing Company
St. Louis, MO  

RE: DOS window upon Catia V5 startup

You can also add -nowindow at the end of the command like this:

"C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B14\intel_a\code\bin\CATSTART.exe"  -run "CNEXT.exe" -env CATIA_P3.V5R14.B14 -direnv "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DassaultSystemes\CATEnv" -nowindow

CATSTART.exe will still be in memory but the DOS window disappears...

Anyone can tell me what is the use of the CATSTART program?
dos not seem to do much. In this context at least...

fname31

RE: DOS window upon Catia V5 startup

GOAL :        start CATIA V5 applications
SYNTAX :        catstart        
                [ -env  environment_name ]
                [ -direnv environment_directory ]
                [ -object object ]
                [ -run program_name ]
                [ -jrun java class or jar ]
                [ -jopts options for the jvm ]
                [ -s ]
                [ -h|-help ]

        -> env:         followed by environment name used by CATIA V5
        -> direnv:      followed by environment directory used by CATIA V5
        -> object:      followed by object to load when starting CATIA V5 or followed by arguments between ""   (-object "arg1 arg2 argn")
        -> run:         followed by program to start(DMU, ENOVIA, DELMIA, CATNodelockMgt, CATSoftwareMgt). Without run argument CATIA V5 is started
        -> jrun:        followed by a java class name or a jar name  ( cannot be used with the -run option)
        -> jopts:       followed by options  to be sent to the java virtual machine
        -> s:           silent mode (no messages)
        -> h|help:      get info on the shell

RE: DOS window upon Catia V5 startup

Thannks for your reply KooKoo,

But what I meant is that this prog. is using memory for nothing.
Below is the standard target created by the install:

"C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B14\intel_a\code\bin\CATSTART.exe"  -run "CNEXT.exe" -env CATIA_P3.V5R14.B14 -direnv "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DassaultSystemes\CATEnv"

With this you get the Dos window and CatStart is using 2 - 3 Mb of memory.
If you remove CATSTART.exe"  -run " from the string you get the old target used in previous CATIA versions. It still works fine and CATSTART is not using any memory...

"C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\B14\intel_a\code\bin\CNEXT.exe" -env CATIA_P3.V5R14.B14 -direnv "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DassaultSystemes\CATEnv"

Again, why use CATSTART ???

fname31

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