Tools tab

Menu texts of user-modifiable tools

Enter the menu name for your custom tool.

An editable text field is displayed after you click the New Custom Tool button.

You can create sub-menu paths by using an exclamation point (!) as a separator.

For example, if you enter these entries:

GUI Tools!Tool 1

GUI Tools!Tool 2

Tool3

the submenus are displayed as follows:

To make this command selectable with an underlined keyboard mnemonic, precede the mnemonic letter with an ampersand (&). Check for multiple commands using the same letter.

New Custom Tool button

Click to open an editable text field in Menu texts of user-modifiable tools.

Delete Custom Tool button

Click to delete the selected item in Menu texts of user-modifiable tools.

Up button

Click to move the selected item higher up the menu hierarchy.

Down button

Click to move the selected item lower down the menu hierarchy.

Command

Do one of the following:

• Enter the command to be executed.

• Click the right arrow button to use a predefined keyword or filter keyword.

• Click the browse button to find the executable file.

You can use a keyword or filter keyword as part of the name/path of this file. A filter is another keyword that is placed between the "$" and opening "("of a keyword that modifies the returned value in some way.

If you do not need a filter keyword, select <unfiltered text> from any submenu.

To run a command-line command, precede the command with "%dmcli%" (not case-sensitive). For example, "%DMCLI% SCWS "PAYROLL:WS_MAKE" /DEFAULT" sets the current project. For details, see the Command-Line Reference.

Arguments

Enter any arguments required by the executable file, or click the right arrow button to use a predefined keyword or filter keyword.

Start in

Enter the name of the folder from which to start the executable file.

Click the right arrow button to use a predefined keyword or filter keyword. Click the browse button to find the executable file.