Motorola Symbol MicroKiosk MK22 0 Series Reference Manual page 73

Configuring User Application(s)
The MK22X0 Configuration Utility window configures the launching of user application(s). The seven definable
application "slots" are processed upon power up. Programs launch in sequence with no delay, unless you set the
Delay Before Launch or Waiting For Completion
The Startup program supports four parameters for each slot, detailed in
arguments, delay before running, and a special flag.
User Applications, Parameter Descriptions
Table 3-6
Parameter
Application Path
Arguments
Delay Before Launch
Waiting For Completion
Reliable Sequencing of Application Programs
Use the
Delay Before Launch
•
If an application requires a definitive order of execution
•
To provide a signal between components to detect failures
•
To verify that local or networked resources are available before the main application launches.
Use the
Delay Before Launch
way to ensure correct system operation. The recommended method is to write a separate program, with or without
a user interface, that performs required checks then terminates, possibly setting a registry value or filesystem flag
to indicate success. Set the
parameter.
The full "run" path to the executable. Define this in order to process the entry (i.e., do
not just specify a delay). File type associations are not supported. For example if the
contains a word document, specify the full path to wordpad.exe in the
Argument
.
Application Path
Optional. Command line arguments for the program above. Escape double quotation
marks using a back slash character, as in \". Also escape back slashes, i.e., \\.
Optional. Specifies the number of seconds to delay before launching the User
Application, if a previous program needs to complete or to ensure system resources
are available. This is a simple way to handle sequencing; see
Application Programs on page 3-21
completion").
Specifies whether the startup sequence waits for this program to complete before
launching the next one, typically set to Disabled. See
Application Programs on page
and parameters to set the startup process parameters:
Wait for Completion
parameter to achieve a delay in the launch sequence. However, this is not a robust
flag and run this program before running the main application(s).
Wait For Completion
Table 3-6: executable path, command line
Description
for more complex situations (requires "wait for
Reliable Sequencing of
3-21.
Configuration 3 - 21
Reliable Sequencing of