The simplest way to run Atlantis is by clicking its shortcut on the Windows Desktop. But you can also use the "Run" dialog of Windows to launch Atlantis through a command-line.
The command-line can include various parameters and switches. A parameter in the command-line of Atlantis can be either a document filename that should be opened by Atlantis, or a switch (a string of characters preceded by a slash or a hyphen) that instructs Atlantis to perform some action.
The following table lists all the switches that can be used in the command-line of Atlantis. You can use either long versions of switches or their short counterparts.
Switch (long) |
Switch (short) |
Description | Sample command-line |
p | Instructs Atlantis to open the document specified in the command-line, print it, and shut down. | awp.exe /p MyDocument.rtf | |
NoPrintDialog | npd | Used in combination with the p switch. Instructs Atlantis to print the document from the command-line to the default printer "silently" (without displaying the "Print" dialog). | awp.exe /p /npd MyDocument.rtf |
PrintTo | pt | Instructs Atlantis to print the document from the command-line through the specified printer "silently" (without displaying the "Print" dialog). | awp.exe /pt MyDocument.rtf "hp deskjet 656c series" |
DontCreateNewDoc | n | Atlantis will not automatically create a new document at startup regardless of its current settings. | awp.exe /n |
Restored | r | The window of Atlantis will be initially in "non-maximized" ("restored") state regardless of the recent state of this window. | awp.exe -r |
Maximized | m | The window of Atlantis will be initially in the maximized state regardless of the recent state of this window. | awp.exe -m |
FullScreen | fs | Atlantis automatically activates the Full Screen mode. | awp.exe -fs |
DontLoadSettings | dls | Atlantis does not retrieve its settings either from the registry or an INI file. The default "factory" settings are used. | awp.exe -dls (use this command-line to switch to the "factory" settings). |
LoadSettingsFromIni | lsi | Atlantis will try to retrieve its settings from the My Documents\ |
awp.exe -lsi |
LoadSettingsFromReg | lsr | Atlantis will retrieve its settings from the Windows Registry. The Atlantis.ini file is ignored even if you launch Atlantis from a memory flash drive. | awp.exe -lsr |
DontSaveSettings | dss | Atlantis doesn't save settings on close. | awp.exe -dss |
SaveSettingsToIni | ssi | Atlantis saves settings to the My Documents\ |
awp.exe -ssi |
SaveSettingsToReg | ssr | Atlantis saves settings to the Windows Registry on close. | awp.exe -ssr |
SettingsFileName | sfn | Instructs Atlantis to use a specified INI file (the name of this INI file should immediately follow this switch). Should be used in combination with the lsi switch. | awp.exe /lsi /ssi /sfn "D:\My Settings.ini" (Atlantis will both read and write settings from/to the "D:\My Settings.ini" file) |
Note that the filenames in the command-line that include spaces, should be enclosed within double quotes. For example, to instruct Atlantis to open the document filename My Document.rtf, you should use the following command-line:
awp.exe "My Document.rtf"