Run

Use the Run dialog box to specify a program file to run using the Run Program function and how the program should start.

File

Type a descriptive text in the Description field. This text will appear on the menu.

File name

Make sure that the Local file name option has been selected and then click the Browse button to locate the program .exe file.

When the program file is added to the Local file name field, the global file name is automatically added to the Global file name field. The absolute path has been replaced with environment variables. This is especially helpful if your computers are running different Windows platforms.

Example of a local file name and the corresponding global file name:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

Tip

Once you have added a program to the Local file name field and the global file name has been added automatically to the Global file name field, select the Global file name option, so that you do not have to consider which operating system version or operating system language Host computers are using.

If the selected program needs to be started using command line switches, use the Command line switches field to type those. This could for example be starting Internet Explorer with a specific address or for Adobe Acrobat Reader, the name of the document to read.

Run

Under Run, select Normal, Maximized or Minimized to define how the program should start when opened from the Run Program button on the toolbar or from the Run Program command on the Connection menu.