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# Command Line

The chapter describes the use of command line arguments to start PlantBatch through a batch file or other applications.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Usage**</mark>

PlantBatch /PLATFORM=\<ACC|VAULT|NORMAL> /PROJECT= /CONFIG= \[options]

<mark style="color:blue;">**Arguments**</mark>

|             |                                                                                   |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| /PLATFORM   | ACC \| VAULT \| NORMAL (required unless /HELP)                                    |
| /PROJECT    | Project path (NORMAL) or project name (ACC/VAULT)                                 |
| /CONFIG     | Batch configuration name                                                          |
| /ACCACCOUNT | Required when PLATFORM=ACC                                                        |
| /ACCHUB     | Required when PLATFORM=ACC                                                        |
| /VAULT      | Required when PLATFORM=VAULT                                                      |
| /CATEGORIES | Comma-separated list: PID, 3D, ORTHO, ISO                                         |
| /DWGS       | Comma-separated list of DWG paths (requires /CATEGORIES)                          |
| /HIDDEN     | Run without showing the UI                                                        |
| /NOMESSAGES | Suppress message dialogs (errors logged to console/debug) (implicit when /HIDDEN) |
| /CLOSE      | Close the UI after batch execution (implicit when /HIDDEN)                        |
| /HELP       | Show this help and exit                                                           |

<mark style="color:blue;">**List parsing (/CATEGORIES, /DWGS)**</mark>

* Split on commas that are NOT escaped.
* Use "," to include a literal comma inside an item (in case the path or file name contains a comma).
* Items may be quoted; whitespace around items is trimmed.
* Empty items are invalid.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Special DWG variables (NORMAL platform only)**</mark>

\[PROJECTPATH] Directory of Project.xml

\[PROJECTNAME] Resolved project name

<mark style="color:blue;">**Examples**</mark>

PlantBatch /PLATFORM NORMAL /PROJECT \[ProjectPath] /CONFIG "PR for Project" /CLOSE /HIDDEN

PlantBatch /PLATFORM=VAULT /PROJECT="MyVaultProject" /VAULT="VaultServer" /CONFIG=Standard

PlantBatch /PLATFORM=ACC /ACCACCOUNT="auxalia ACC" /ACCHUB="Plant Hub" /PROJECT="ACC Demo Project" /CONFIG="PDF Creation" /NOMESSAGES /HIDDEN / CLOSE

PlantBatch /HELP