Command line options

Genero Studio can be launched at the command line with the command generoreportwriter at a console, terminal, or using the Genero Workplace Window.

Syntax

generoreportwriter [options]
Table 1. Genero Studio command line options
Option Description
-h Display help instead of the standard behavior.
Note:

On a Microsoft® Windows® system, the -h option does not return values to the command window. To see the output, redirect it to a file, for example:

generoreportwriter -h > help.txt
-V Display program name and version information.
Note:

On a Microsoft Windows system, the -V option does not return values to the command window. To see the output, redirect it to a file, for example:

generoreportwriter -V > version.txt
-height HEIGHT Set window height in pixels.
-width WIDTH Set window width in pixels
-translate LOCALE Specify the locale for translating the error messages. The available locales are:
  • en_US (US English), the default
  • zh_CH (simplified Chinese characters)
  • zh_TW (traditional Chinese characters)
-log [all | req | help | module_id] Set the log level.

When required, Four Js support will ask you to use the option "all", which turns on all logs.

Logs are stored in the $GSTUSERDIR/log directory.

The other options are intended for internal use only, and should not be used:

  • req: Turn on server request logs..
  • help: Turn on help logs.
  • module_id: Turn on logs for a given module.
-diff FILE1 FILE2 Open the given files in diff mode. See Using the Diff tool.