Program Start-Up Methods

Start Program by Icon to Open a Saved File

You can start the program and open a previously saved file from the Windows Start Menu or from the program icon pinned to the Windows Taskbar (Figure 1).

Find the program icon in the Windows Start Menu and hover the mouse cursor over the icon. Previously saved files will appear in a popup. Click on the file you want to open.

To pin the program icon to the Windows Taskbar, start the program from the Windows Start Menu. The program icon will appear on the Windows Taskbar. Position the mouse cursor over the icon, then right-mouse click. "Pin to Taskbar" will appear in the context menu.

Once you have the program icon pinned to the Windows Taskbar, right-mouse click on the icon and a list of previously saved files will appear. Click on the file you want to open.

Figure 1. Program Icon on Windows Taskbar

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Start by Batch File

You can start the program by a Windows batch file (.Bat file extension). You can run it by double clicking on the Bat file in Windows Explorer. The batch file can be placed in any convenient folder.

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How to Start the Program when Computer Boots Up

If you want the program to start automatically when the Computer boots (starts), do the following:

• Create a batch file as described below.
• Create a Windows shortcut link to the batch file. (optional)
• Add shortcut link (or the batch file itself) to your Windows Startup folder.
• Now reboot the computer to test it.

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Passing Parameters

You can pass the following parameters to the program via the batch file.

Parameters:

1. No Parameters - If no Parameters are passed, it will simply start the program and open the most recently used Cuelist. (Syntax Option #1 below)
2. Cuelist Filename - the program will start using the specified Cuelist file (if found). Enclose the Cuelist Filename in double quotes (ex. "CuelistFile.xml"). Useful for Kiosk applications. (Syntax Option #2 below)
3. Test Mode - If the program does not start and you do not receive and error message, you can try starting it in Test Mode which will sometimes trap the error and present it in a message box. You can then take a screen shot of the message box (Ctrl + Print Screen) and paste it into an email to Support for determination. (Syntax Option #3 below)

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Syntax

Create a batch file with any name and with a .bat file extension. The contents of the file will be in the format of one of the Valid Options below.

Valid Options

1. "C:\Program Files\Breakthru Software\RemoteMediaMgr\RemoteMediaMgr.exe"
2. "C:\Program Files\Breakthru Software\RemoteMediaMgr\RemoteMediaMgr.exe" "C:\MyCuelists\CuelistFile.xml"
3. "C:\Program Files\Breakthru Software\RemoteMediaMgr\RemoteMediaMgr.exe" TESTMODE

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Create a Shortcut Icon to the Batch File

Optional - Once the batch file is created you can make a Shortcut Icon to put on the Windows Desktop or pin to the Windows Start Menu. In Windows File Explorer (or other file manager), right-mouse click on the BAT file and pick "Create shortcut" from the context menu. You can then drag the Shortcut icon to the Windows Desktop or pin it to the Windows Start Menu.

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Batch File Samples

There are two sample batch files in the folder where the program was installed: 1) Run-in-TESTMODE.bat 2) Run-With-CuelistFile.bat
Editing files in the program install folder is not recommended. Copy them to a work folder if you want to edit them. After copying the bat file, add the full folder path to the exe file name. Enclose the file path in double quotes (required when there are spaces in the path string).
Example: "C:\Program Files\Breakthru Software\RemoteMediaMgr\RemoteMediaMgr.exe" "C:\MyCuelists\CuelistFile.xml" ).

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June 9, 2023