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Starting SlideShow Automatically
You can set SlideShow to automatically start and run with the show and options you want. Automatically running shows require no user interaction, and ideal situation for installations in displays and kiosks.
Shows can be run continuously or one-time. Slides can be shown in order or at random. Slides can be timed individually or all have the same default timing. The show can start in the full screen mode with the controls hidden, or in the normal mode with the controls in view.
Stand-alone Web shows can also be created on removable media such as CD-ROM. More information on placing Web shows on CD-ROM.
The Auto Start option, available from the main SlideShow screen, starts the current show viewed automatically the next time starting SlideShow. The show will begin as soon as SlideShow is started. The show will exit when the show is complete and the 'show once' option is selected.
Starting from the Command Line
SlideShow
can also be run from the command line allowing it to be run with optional command line
arguments.
You can
launch SlideShow from the command line (Windows 95/98/NT Run command or MS-DOS
prompt):
<program_path>
SlideShow.exe [options <options file>] [fullscreen]
Arguments:
options <options file> : Run SlideShow with the options specified in the show instruction file (see below).
fullscreen: Start SlideShow in the full
screen mode. In the full screen mode, the browser fills the entire screen and the main
SlideShow screen is hidden behind the browser.
Using the Show Instruction File
SlideShow can also be started from the command line with an instructions file. This options file overrides the current settings to run SlideShow with the options called out in the file. The instructions file consists of a list of label/value pairs for specifying the values of the options to be set.
Generic format:
“Option”,
value
Where option is a predefined system option name and value is the value for the option.
Sample format:
"ReloadInterval",10
"ReloadMode",1
"CarouselMode",2
"CarouselOperation",1
"CarouselFileName","C:\temp\Show08-11-99.txt"
"StartingAddress","http://www.beaglesoft.com”
"StartingSlide",3
"DisplayTips",#FALSE#
"DisplayWizard",#TRUE#
"BusyWait",#FALSE#
"AutoStart",#TRUE#
"UseDefault",#TRUE#
"ToolTips",#TRUE#
"AutoMode",2
"AutoDDEexe","IExplore.exe"
"AutoDDEapp","IEXPLORE"
Syntax:
Option |
Description |
Sample
Value |
Choices/Type |
"ReloadInterval" |
Pause time between
slides |
10 |
Seconds. Non
standard values will often function correctly but will not be displayed correctly in the
control. |
"ReloadMode" |
Type of show action:
AutoReload of same slide (2), or slide changing carousel (3) |
3 |
OFF = 1 |
"CarouselMode" |
Sequential or randomly
ordered slides |
2 |
SEQUENTIAL= 1 |
"CarouselOperation" |
Once or continuous show
loop. A show showing once will exit when done. |
1 |
ONCE = 1 |
"CarouselFileName" |
Name of show loaded at
startup. |
"C:\temp\Show0899.txt" |
Valid SlideShow file |
"StartingAddress" |
Address or filename of
document to be displayed in browser window at startup. Usually same reference as
StartingSlide. |
"http://www.beaglesoft.com” |
Valid address or file
name. |
"StartingSlide" |
Number of slide to set
in controls at startup. (See StartingAddress for
document to be displayed in browser at start.) |
3 |
Number of slide in
current show. |
"DisplayTips" |
Show tip of day at
startup |
#FALSE# |
#TRUE# or #FALSE# |
"DisplayWizard" |
Display the new show
wizard at startup. |
#TRUE# |
#TRUE# or #FALSE# |
"BusyWait" |
Wait till done loading
before loading next slide. |
#FALSE# |
#TRUE# or #FALSE# |
"AutoStart" |
Start show
automatically at startup. |
#TRUE# |
#TRUE# or #FALSE# |
"UseDefault" |
Use default reload time |
#TRUE# |
#TRUE# or #FALSE# |
"ToolTips" |
Show tool tips when
mouse over occurs. |
#TRUE# |
#TRUE# or #FALSE# |
"AutoMode" |
Type/Version of browser
in use. |
2 |
Browser version: |
"AutoDDEexe" |
Executable name |
"IExplore.exe" |
Valid executable name
of browser |
"AutoDDEapp" |
OLE or DDE application
name |
"IEXPLORE" |
OLE or DDE name for
browser. |
Tip: You can create an instructions file of the current options by using the Save to file… selection under the Options menu.
