IDE Command Line Switches and Options
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Describes available options when starting the IDE from the command line.
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IDE command line switches
The following options are available when starting the IDE from the command line.
You must precede all options (unless otherwise noted) with either a dash (-) or a slash (/). The options are not case-sensitive. Therefore, the following options are all identical:
-d /d -D /D
Use the IDE command line switches with the startup command for the IDE:
bds.exe
Examples Using BDS.EXE
Code | Does this |
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bds.exe -ns |
Starts the RAD Studio IDE with no splash screen. |
bds.exe -sd c:\test\source -d c:\test\myprog.exe \mbox{-}td |
The |
General options for BDS.EXE
Option | Description |
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? |
Launches the IDE and displays online help for IDE command-line options. |
-- (two hyphens) |
Ignore rest of command-line. |
ns |
No splash screen. Suppresses display of the splash screen during IDE startup. |
np |
No welcome page. Does not display the welcome page after starting the IDE. |
p personality |
Starts the specified personality of the RAD Studio IDE. The possible values for personality are:
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r regkey |
Alternate registry key. Allows you to specify an alternate base registry key so you can run two copies of the IDE using different configurations. This allows component developers to debug a component at design time by using the IDE as the hosting application, without the debugging IDE interfering by trying to load the component package being developed. |
cleanregistryide |
Clean the registry entries for the IDE. Deletes the BDS current user registry key and files under appdata in the BDS directory. Caution: You will lose all your projects from the BDS directory, so back them up before starting BDS with this option. This is a last resort, not the first thing you should try when troubleshooting the IDE. |
Debugger options
Option | Description |
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attach:%1;%2 |
Performs a debug attach. Uses %1 as the process ID to attach to and %2 as the event ID for that process. The |
d exename |
Loads the specified executable (exename) into the debugger. Any parameters specified after the exename are used as parameters to the program being debugged and are ignored by the IDE. A space is allowed between the |
The following options can only be used with the -d
option:
debugger=borwin32 debugger=embwin32 debugger=embwin64 debugger=embmacosx debugger=embios debugger=embandroid |
Indicates the debugger to use. If this option is omitted, the debugger that was first registered in the IDE is used.
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l |
(Lowercase L) Assembler startup. Do not execute startup code. Must be used with the -d option. Normally, when you specify the |
sd directories |
Source Directories. Must be used with the |
h hostname |
Remote debugger host name. Must be used with the |
t workingdirectory |
Working directory for your debug session. Corresponds to "Working directory" setting on the Load Process dialog box. No space is allowed between |
Project options
Option | Description |
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filename |
(No preceding dash) Loads the specified filename in the IDE. It can be a project, project group, or a single file. |
b |
AutoBuild. Must be used with the |
m |
AutoMake. Same as AutoBuild, but a make is performed rather than a full build. |
ooutputfile |
Output file. Must be used with the |